🏘️ Achilleion (Troad)

Turkey · Asia · 39.91°N, 26.15°E

Achilleion was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu about 8 km south of Sigeion. Beşika Burnu is 2 km south of the modern village of Yeniköy in the Ezine district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. The site considered in classical antiquity to be the tomb of Achilles is a short distance inland at a tumulus known as Beşiktepe. Achilleion in the Troad is not to be confused with Achilleion near Smyrna and Achilleion in the territory of Tanagra.

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Quick facts

Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	39.91°N, 26.15°E · view on map

Achilleion (Troad) is located in Turkey, in Asia.

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