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Mount Phoenix (Lycia)
Mount Phoenix ( grc, Φοῖνιξ, Phoniix), also Mount Phoenicius ( grc, Φοινίκιους, Phoinikious; la, Phoenicius mons, Mons Phoenicium), may refer to: *Mount Phoenix (Boeotia), adjacent to Lake Copais, modern Greece *Mount Phoenix (Caria), Karayüksek Dağ, in the Bozburun Peninsula, modern Turkey *Mount Phoenix (Lycia), modern Turkey {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Phoenix (Boeotia)
Mount Phoenix ( grc, Φοῖνιξ, Phoniix), also Mount Phoenicius ( grc, Φοινίκιους, Phoinikious; la, Phoenicius mons, Mons Phoenicium), may refer to: *Mount Phoenix (Boeotia), adjacent to Lake Copais, modern Greece *Mount Phoenix (Caria), Karayüksek Dağ, in the Bozburun Peninsula, modern Turkey *Mount Phoenix (Lycia), modern Turkey {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Copais
Lake Copais, also spelled Kopais or Kopaida ( grc, Κωπαΐς; ell, Κωπαΐδα), was a lake in the centre of Boeotia, Greece, west of Thebes. It was drained in the late 19th century. It is now flat dry land and is still known as Kopaida. A one-time island in the lake was modified in ancient times into a megalithic citadel, now called Gla, though its ancient name is not known. It may be the city of Arne mentioned by Homer. Drainage When the lake existed, the towns of Haliartus, Orchomenus, and Chaeronea were on its shores. Rivers feeding the lake included the Cephissus, Termessus and Triton. The lake was (and is) surrounded by fertile land, but the lake increasingly encroached on the surrounding land because of inadequate drainage. In response to this, in 1867–1887 Scots and French engineers reclaimed the land for the British Lake Copais Company, by building channels to drain water from the lake to the Cephissus and from there to Lake Yliki (Ylíki Limní, ancient Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Phoenix (Caria)
Mount Phoenix ( grc, Φοῖνιξ, Phoniix), also Mount Phoenicius ( grc, Φοινίκιους, Phoinikious; la, Phoenicius mons, Mons Phoenicium), may refer to: * Mount Phoenix (Boeotia), adjacent to Lake Copais, modern Greece * Mount Phoenix (Caria), Karayüksek Dağ, in the Bozburun Peninsula Bozburun Peninsula ( tr, Bozburun Yarımadası) is a peninsula in southwest Turkey. In antiquity the cape at its extremity was called ''Aphrodisias'' ( grc, Ἀφροδισιάς). It is between the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Datça Peninsula ..., modern Turkey * Mount Phoenix (Lycia), modern Turkey {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bozburun Peninsula
Bozburun Peninsula ( tr, Bozburun Yarımadası) is a peninsula in southwest Turkey. In antiquity the cape at its extremity was called ''Aphrodisias'' ( grc, Ἀφροδισιάς). It is between the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Datça Peninsula is to the north and the Greek island Symi is to the west. It is named after the town Bozburun which is located at . The peninsula is a part of Marmaris ilçe (district) of Muğla Province. The peninsula is mountainous, one notable peak was called Mount Phoenix in antiquity, and modernly Karayüksek Dağ; this peak marked the beginning of the Rhodian Peraia. The coastline of the peninsula is highly indented with many secondary peninsulas, bays and islets. In the peninsula there are ruins of ancient settlements such as Bybassos, Hygassos, Kastabos, Tymnos, Syrna, Thysanos, Phoenix, Amos Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
