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Mount Ganos
Mount Ganos, today known as Işıklar Dağı in Turkish, is a mountain in eastern Thrace, on the European side of modern-day Turkey.
Mount Ganos (Greek: Όρος Γάνος), today known as Işıklar Dağı in Turkish, is a mountain in eastern Thrace, on the European side of modern-day Turkey. It rises up from the western shore of the Sea of Marmara.
The mountain was home to Christian monks and ascetics during the Byzantine period. Byzantine Christian monks and clergymen who lived on the mountain included Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople and Maximos of Kafsokalyvia.
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Places to Visit
Nearby places
The closest 8 places around Mount Ganos; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, shortly Tekirdağ Museum, is a national museum in Tekirdağ, Turkey, exhibiting archaeological…
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Rákóczi Museum
The Rákóczi Museum also known as Rákóczi House (Rakoçi Evi), is a historic house museum in Tekirdağ, northwestern Turkey…
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Kutman Wine Museum
Kutman Wine Museum is a privately held museum devoted to winemaking, which was established in 2004 by the Kutman Winery at Mürefte, Şarköy of…
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Perinthus
Perinthus, also known as Heraclea, was an ancient city located in what is now Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey.
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Namık Kemal House Museum
The Namık Kemal House Museum is a historic house museum in Tekirdağ, northwestern Turkey devoted to the life and works of Namık Kemal (1840–1888)…
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