<< Our Photo Pages >> Apamea - Ancient Village or Settlement in Syria
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Multi-periodSite Name: ApameaCountry: Syria
NOTE: This site is 1.306 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Aleppo Nearest Village: Kalaat Moudik
Latitude: 35.429950N Longitude: 36.401390E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Town founded by Alexander the Great's general, Seleucos Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Dynasty and named after the his Persian wife.
The town was later taken over by the Romans during which time it grew to its largest extent. It is estimated Apamea would have held about 500,000 inhabitants at its peak.
The straight 2 Km of Collonades, in various states of repair are the most visible feature. There are further remains of the town walls, Temples and Agoras, while the North, or Antioch, Gate is quite interesting.
The Syrian Cham Hotel chain is puting quite a bit of effort and money to restore the site and also has a small dinner at the southern end of the site.
262 Meters Altitude.
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