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Ramsay [5] believed that both cities were adjacent to each other and this may explain why Pliny thought the name of Tripolis had previously been Apollonos. He more generally puts it in the Plain of Philadelphia, in the Lykos River Valley. [6] Apollonos Hieron was known for its temple, [7] [8] and is mentioned by Pliny, [9] [10] who
Plaka takes its name from the nearby cape Plaka, the northeasternmost point of Lemnos. The cape was mentioned by older travellers under different names: Palaqa burnu (Piri Reis 1521), Blava (Belon 1548, Dapper 1688, Choiseul-Gouffier 1788, Lacroix 1858) and Plaka (Conze 1858, Tozer 1859, De Launay 1894, Hauttecoeur 1903, Fredrich 1904).
Plaka is on the northeast slope of Acropolis, between Syntagma and Monastiraki square.Adrianou Street (running north and south) is the largest and most central street in Plaka and divides it into two areas: the upper level, - Ano Plaka - located right under the Acropolis and the lower level - Kato Plaka - situated between Syntagma and Monastiraki.
Çamyuva is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 6,067 (2022). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ().
Plaka is a village located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is located in Chania regional unit. Plaka is two kilometres from Almyrida, a resort which it overlooks. Situated high up the hill there are views over the Mediterranean Sea.
Plaka (official name: Milos) is the chief town in Milos, a Greek island in the Cyclades group. [2] It is perched on the top of large rock, overlooking the gulf of Milos. No cars can enter the village because of the narrow spaces between walls and buildings. Motorbikes, mopeds and the like are the only usable vehicles. Population 902 (2021). [1]
Apollonos Hydreium (Plin. vi. 26; It. Anton. ) or Apollinopolis or Apollonopolis ( Greek : Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις ), was an ancient city of Egypt that stood upon the high road from Coptos , in the Thebaid , to Berenice on the Red Sea , and was a watering station for the caravans in their transit between those cities.
Tahtalı Dağı, also known as Lycian Olympus, is a mountain near Kemer, a seaside resort on the Turkish Riviera in Antalya Province, Turkey. It was known as Olympus ( Ancient Greek : Ὄλυμπος ; also transliterated as Olympos ) and Phoenicus or Phoinikous ( Ancient Greek : Φοινικοῦς ) in ancient times. [ 1 ]