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Assos Destination Guide

Touring Assos in Turkey

Assos in the region of Çanakkale with its 1,100 citizens is located in Turkey - some 348 mi or ( 560 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Assos

Time in Assos is now 05:23 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sykaminea, Mytilini, Mithymna, Limanion, and Kleio. Being here already, consider visiting Sykaminea . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Assos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

ASSOS - VIEW OF MYTILINI ISLAND

2:50 min by nykolex
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From the wonderful archeological site of Assos in Turkey you can clearly see the Greek island of Mytilini, a wonderful view! ..

Molyvos 2010

2:41 min by lalau88
Views: 1457 Rating: 5.00

Our 2010 Holiday destination ..


Molivos -Tsonia beach

2:14 min by chrisispension
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Tsonia beach ..

Visita Mcmartorelli's photos around Behramkale, Turkey

2:20 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 440 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Mcmartorelli's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Behramkale ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lamponeia

Lamponeia (Ancient Greek Λαμπώνεια, also spelled Λαμπωνία and Λαμπώνιον) was a Greek city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. Its archaeological remains have been located above the village of Kozlu in the district of Ayvacık in Çanakkale Province in Turkey. The site was first visited by Platon de Tchiatcheff in 1849, and later surveyed and identified as Lamponeia by Joseph Thacher Clarke, the excavator of nearby Assos, in 1882, and by Walter Judeich in 1896.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.54 26.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çanakkale Province, History of Çanakkale Province, Ruins in Turkey, Troas, Visitor attractions in Çanakkale Province

Ayvacık, Çanakkale

Ayvacık is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2007 census, population of the district is 30.027 of which 7,457 live in the town of Ayvacık. The district covers an area of 893 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 251 m .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.60 26.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Districts of Çanakkale Province, Populated places in Çanakkale Province

Ayvacık Dam

Ayvacık Dam is a dam in Çanakkale Province, Turkey, built between 1997 and 2007.

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Located at 39.60 26.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 2007, Dams in Çanakkale Province

Gargara

Gargara was a Greek city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. It was initially located beneath Mount Gargaron, one of the three peaks of Mount Ida, today known as Koca Kaya . At some point in the 4th century BCE the settlement moved approximately 5.8 km south of Koca Kaya to a site on the small coastal plain near the modern villages of Arıklı and Nusratlı, at which point the previous site came to be known as Old Gargara.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.59 26.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Aeolian colonies, Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Titular sees in Asia

Larisa (Troad)

Larisa was a Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as the Λαρισαῖα (Larisaia). It has been located on a small rise by the coast now known as Limantepe, about 3.5 km from the village of Kösedere to the north-east and 3 km from the village of Babadere to the east, in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.62 26.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Aeolian colonies, Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Assos

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