Cape Sunium

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Cape Sunium is a historic promontory in southeastern Attica, Greece, famed for the clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf headland
promontory
ancientName Cape Sounion
surface form: Sounion
approximateElevation about 60 meters above sea level
category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Attica
Capes of Greece
Landforms of Attica
coastType rocky cliffs
country Greece
distanceFromAthens about 69 kilometers southeast of Athens
eraOfMainMonuments Classical period of ancient Greece
faces Saronic Gulf
governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture
hasLandmark Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
surface form: Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunium
hasRoadConnection Athens–Sounion coastal road
hasStructure Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
surface form: Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunium

ancient towers
fortification walls
hasViewOf Aegean islands
surface form: Aegean Sea islands

Saronic Islands
surface form: Saronic Gulf islands
heritageStatus archaeological site
knownFor temple of Poseidon
surface form: Temple of Poseidon

archaeological remains
clifftop views over the Aegean Sea
sunset views
locatedIn Attica
southeastern Attica
mentionedBy Herodotus
Strabo
Thucydides
mentionedIn ancient Greek literature
modernName Sounio
nearbySettlement village of Sounio
overlooks Aegean Sea
partOf Attica peninsula
protectedAs archaeological site of national importance
region East Attica regional unit
surface form: East Attica
religiousSignificance sanctuary of Athena Sounias in antiquity
sanctuary of Poseidon in antiquity
tourismType cultural tourism destination
day-trip destination from Athens
usedAs ancient lookout point
strategic coastal defense point
usedIn ancient maritime navigation

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Cape Sounion hasAlternativeName Cape Sunium