Aphrodisias
Ancient city in Geyre, Aydın, Turkey.
About
Aphrodisias was a Hellenistic Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Asia Minor, today's Anatolia in Turkey. It is located near the modern village of Geyre, about 100 km (62 mi) east/inland from the coast of the Aegean Sea, and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of İzmir. Aphrodisias was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias.
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Location
Open map: Aphrodisias and 3 nearby attractions37.70833, 28.72361 · Denizli
Nearby
Photo credits (3)
- Laodicea on the Lycus: Arkiyolok · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale: Carole Raddato · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
- Colossae: A.Savin · FAL · Commons
