Historical place profile
Cnidus (Burgaz)
A Greek city of ancient Caria that was part of the Dorian Hexapolis, was initially probably located at modern Burgaz in south-western Asia Minor on the Datça peninsula (Knidia) in Turkey. In the late fourth century BCE, the political center of the peninsula moved from the site at Burgaz to the site at Tekir, retaining the its ancient name. The Burgaz site is often referred to as "Old Cnidus" or "Palaia Knidos" in recognition of this change.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:599576
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:599576
- Place type
- settlement, urban
- Coordinates
- 36.735597, 27.699379
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A Greek city of ancient Caria that was part of the Dorian Hexapolis, was initially probably located at modern Burgaz in south-western Asia Minor on the Datça peninsula (Knidia) in Turkey. In the late fourth century BCE, the political center of the peninsula moved from the site at Burgaz to the site at Tekir, retaining the its ancient name. The Burgaz site is often referred to as "Old Cnidus" or "Palaia Knidos" in recognition of this change.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 F4 Cnidus
Source and reuse
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Research path
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