Aphrodisias
![Some columns are still standing among the ruins of Aphrodisias. A snow-capped mountain can be seen in the background.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Aphrodisias_turkey0152.jpg")
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![Modern Geyre.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Geyre,_landscape_around_of_the_village0152.jpg")
![Dioecesis Orientis 400 AD.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Dioecesis_Orientis_400_AD0152.png")
Aphrodisias (/æfrəˈdɪsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς Aphrodisiás) was a small ancient Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Anatolia, Turkey. It is located near the modern village of Geyre, about 100 km (62 mi) west/inland from the coast of the Aegean Sea, and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of İzmir.