Heroon

Heroon is an archaeological site in , . Heroon is situated nearby to , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pergamon and Library of Pergamon.

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of , Turkey. is situated 120 metres northwest of Heroon.

Archaeological site
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The Library of Pergamum is an ancient Greek building in , , today located nearby the modern town of , in the of western . It was one of the most important libraries in the ancient world. is situated 150 metres northwest of Heroon.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Heroon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yerlitahtacı and Tepeköy.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Heroon.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,210. It is situated at the northern banks of river and south west of Bergama. is situated 8 km southwest of Heroon.

Heroon

Latitude
39.13132° or 39° 7′ 53″ north
Longitude
27.1853° or 27° 11′ 7″ east
Open location code
8GF945JP+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 546787964
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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