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  • Aphrodisias

  • Aphrodisias

    Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Anatolia, Turkey. It is located near the modern village of Geyre southeast of İzmir. The city was the provincial capital of the region and Roman province of Caria. Aphrodisias was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Aphrodisias.
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    Aphrodisias
    Nihat1988, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Aphrodisias
    by Gaspar Ros, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Aphrodisias
    by Dguendel, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 520 m

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    Aphrodisias

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2017

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Aydın

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    6th Century BC

    Ancient Greek

    Roman + Byzantine

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    Ancient Greek & Roman Monuments

     

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