Colossae

Summary

Colossae is an ancient city^[1]. Colossae ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Colossae is located in Denizli Province^[3].
• Colossae is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Colossae's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• The location of Colossae was Phrygia^[6].
• Colossae's Commons category is recorded as Colossae^[7].
• Colossae's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.83583333333333, 'lon': 29.1075}^[8].
• Colossae's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.790552, 'lon': 29.259161}^[9].
• Colossae's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region^[10].
• Colossae's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[11].
• Colossae's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• Colossae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Colossae's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[14].
• Colossae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• Colossae's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Κολοσσαί'}^[16].

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Geography

Colossae is in the country of Turkey^[4]. Colossae is located in Denizli Province^[3].

Designation and Status

Colossae's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Colossae include Kolossi^[17], a community of Cyprus Republic^[18], in Cyprus^[19].

Why It Matters

Colossae ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2] Colossae has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Colossae is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for Colossae include Kolossi^[17], a community of Cyprus Republic^[18], in Cyprus^[19].