Historical place profile
Cnidus (Tekir)
An ancient settlement located at Tekir on the western tip of the modern Datça peninsula in Turkey (ancient Knidia), which extends from the southwest corner of Asia Minor. In the later fourth century BCE, it grew markedly, succeeding the site at Burgaz as the political center of the peninsula and attracting the name Cnidus to itself. It is often referred to as "New Cnidus" in recognition of this change.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:599575
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:599575
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 36.688180, 27.372839
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An ancient settlement located at Tekir on the western tip of the modern Datça peninsula in Turkey (ancient Knidia), which extends from the southwest corner of Asia Minor. In the later fourth century BCE, it grew markedly, succeeding the site at Burgaz as the political center of the peninsula and attracting the name Cnidus to itself. It is often referred to as "New Cnidus" 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 E4 Cnidus
Source and reuse
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Research path
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