Cnidus (Burgaz)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Oct 10, 2025 08:19 PM
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History
A Greek city of ancient Caria that was part of the Dorian Hexapolis, was initially probably located at modern Burgaz in south-western Asia Minor on the Datça peninsula (Knidia) in Turkey. In the late fourth century BCE, the political center of the peninsula moved from the site at Burgaz to the site at Tekir, retaining the its ancient name. The Burgaz site is often referred to as "Old Cnidus" or "Palaia Knidos" in recognition of this change.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599576
36.7355973, 27.6993785
- Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: OSM Location of Old Cnidus/Palaia Knidos (750 BC - AD 699) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Alt-Knidos (Alt-Knidos: German, modern)
- Cnidus (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Palaia Knidos (Modern Greek)
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- Burgaz (Turkish, modern)
- Cnidus (Burgaz) located in Caria (region) (unspecified date range)
- Cnidus (Tekir) succeeds Cnidus (Burgaz) (750 BC - 330 BC)
urban area, settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 F4 Cnidus
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Burgaz?
C. Foss, G. Reger, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Noah Kaye, and Tom Elliott, 'Cnidus (Burgaz): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599576> [accessed: 18 May 2026]
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