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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 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 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 (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]
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.
Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the heart of commercial activity and Greek politics. The name Syntagma (Greek: Σύνταγμα) alone also refers to the neighbourhood surrounding the square. The metro station underneath the square, where lines 2 and 3 connect ...
Apollonopolis or Apollinopolis (Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις) may refer to any of several ancient cities in Egypt or Aethiopia, including: . Apollonopolis Magna, the "Great Apollonopolis", capital of its own nome, now Edfu, Egypt