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فیلیپی
Sign in to savePhilippi (; , Phílippoi) was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, Krēnĩdes "Fountains"). The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present village of Filippoi is located near the ruins of the ancient city within the modern city of Kavala, in turn a part of the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The archaeological site was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 because of its exceptional Roman architecture, its urban layout
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Philippi
- Ancient site.native_name
- Φίλιπποι
- Ancient site.image
- Philippi city center.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Ruins of the centre of the city. The forum in the foreground, the market and the Basilica in the background.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Greece
- Ancient site.location
- Filippoi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Greece
- Ancient site.region
- Macedonia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 356 BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 14th century
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name
- Archaeological Site of Philippi
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1517
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 2016
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- Cultural: iii, iv
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Area
- 87.545 ha
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Buffer_zone
- 176.291 ha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Named after
- Philip II of Macedon
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Kavala Municipality
- Founded by
- Philip II of Macedon
- Location
- Krinides
- Image
- Филипи през 2007.jpg
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- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- Commons category
- Philippi
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2387
- topic's main category
- Category:Ancient Philippi
- culture
- Ancient Greece
- native label
- Φίλιπποι
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