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Lycosura

Southern Europe

Lycosura was a city in the ancient Parrhasia region of southern Arcadia that the traveler Pausanias described as the oldest city in the world, though no evidence for it survives before the fourth century BC. Its chief remains are the sanctuary of the goddess Despoina, which held a colossal sculptural group attributed to Damophon of Messene, along with a stoa, altars, a fountain and baths.

Facts
Elevation (m)
540 1
Latitude
37.389722 degrees north 1
Longitude
22.031019 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Lycosura (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.389722, longitude 22.031019
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 540 m
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Wikidata: Lycosura
Wikidata Q1878714, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lycosura (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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