Cape_Krio

Cape Deveboynu, Datça

Cape Deveboynu, Datça

Promontory in southwest Turkey

Deveboynu Cape (Turkish Deveboynu Burnu; Greek Krio; Ancient Greek: Τριόπιον, romanized: Triopion;[1] Latin: Triopium[2] and Triopia[3]) is a promontory in southwest Turkey, on the Aegean Sea, at the extreme end of the Datça Peninsula, north of the island of Rhodes. The modern town of Tekir is located there.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  2. [2]
    Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Triopium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  3. [3]
    Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Triopium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

36°41′06″N 27°22′06″E


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