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Multi-periodSite Name: Cyzicus Alternative Name: Kyzikos
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 47.72 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Erdek
Latitude: 40.387576N  Longitude: 27.870527E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Ancient Settlement in Balıkesir Province, Turkey

Remains of an 8th century BCE Miletus/Greek colony. The city had a large 106m by 49m Corinthian temple built by Hadrian which had 17 by 8 columns. Some artefacts are located in the nearby Erdek open air museum.
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