Kayış Dağı
Located in Maltepe, Istanbul Coordinates: 40°58′14″ N 29°09′51″ E
- Elevation
- 426 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Kayış Dağı
Kayış Dağı is a mountain. Location: Maltepe, Istanbul. Elevation: 426 m.
Mount Auxentius (also known as Mount St. Auxentius, Mount Auxentios, or Mount Scopas), today known as Kayış Dağı in Turkish, is a mountain located in the eastern outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, in Kayışdağı neighborhood. Its summit is 428 metres above sea level. The mountain is named after Auxentius of Bithynia. The mountain was home to Christian monks and ascetics during the Byzantine period. Byzantine Christian monks who lived on the mountain included Saint Stephen the New (c.
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In comparison
- No. 10619 of 12182 mountains in Turkey by elevation
- 8 sights and natural places within 10 km Bakır Dağı, Tema Nezahat Gokyigit Park
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bakır Dağı Mountain, Ümraniye3.6 km NE
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Tema Nezahat Gokyigit Park Natural site, Ümraniye4.8 km NW
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Aydos Dağı Mountain, Pendik8.9 km SE
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Taşdelen Memba Suyu River, Istanbul7.6 km N
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Çatal Tepe Mountain, Sancaktepe13 km NE
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Mezarlık Deresi River, Istanbul8 km E
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Kalamış Koyu Natural site, Istanbul11 km W
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Damatrys Palace / Samandira Summer Palace Historic site, Sancaktepe5.6 km E
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