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Asopus (Laconia)

Southern Europe

Asopus, also called Asopos or Asopolis, was a town of ancient Laconia in the Peloponnese, on the eastern side of the Laconian Gulf about sixty stadia south of Acriae. It belonged to the Eleuthero-Laconians and contained temples dedicated to Roman emperors, to Athena Cyparissia and to Asclepius; its site is identified near the modern village of Plytra in Greece. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Latitude
36.6845 degrees north 1
Longitude
22.8426 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Asopus (Laconia) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 36.6845, longitude 22.8426
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Asopus (Laconia) (Wikipedia)
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    Asopus or Asopos (Ancient Greek: Ἀσωπός), also known as Asopolis (Ἀσώπολις), was a town of ancient Laconia, on the eastern side of the Laconian Gulf, 60 stadia south of Acriae.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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