Sacred Way

Sacred Way is an archaeological site in Didim, Aydın Province. Sacred Way is situated nearby to the archaeological site Altar, as well as near Portico.

Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: Ancient road between Didyma and Miletus
Also known as: “Kutsal Yol”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Didyma and Apollon Temple.

Didyma

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Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus. Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary, and it included temples to both Apollo and his twin sister, Artemis; other deities were also honoured there. Didyma is situated 230 metres southeast of Sacred Way.

Apollon Temple

Ruins

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Apollon Temple is a ruins, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Sacred Way.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Efeler and Mavişehir.

Efeler

Suburb

Efeler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,566.

Mavişehir

Suburb

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Mavişehir is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Sacred Way.

Altınkum

Suburb

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Altınkum is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,516. It is a seaside resort on the Aegean Sea, 123 km from Aydın. Altınkum is situated 4 km southeast of Sacred Way.

Sacred Way

Categories: historic road, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

37.38606° or 37° 23′ 10″ north

Longitude

27.2544° or 27° 15′ 16″ east

Open location code

8G9997P3+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 550467398

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q135399682

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Sacred Way” goes by many names.

German: “Heilige Straße”
Turkish: “Didyma-Miletos Kutsal Yolu”

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