Apollonia or Apolonia (named after the Greek god

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) may refer to :

Places and jurisdictions

Albania

Apollonia (Illyria) Apollonia (Ancient Greek, Koine Greek: Ἀπολλωνία; demonym: Ἀπολλωνιάτης, ''Apolloniates''; ) was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis, and later a Roman city, in southern Illyria. It was ...

, now Pojani (Polina) in Albania; former bishopric, now Latin titular see

Bulgaria

* Apollonia, Thrace, now Sozopol, Bulgaria

Greece

* Apollonia (Aetolia), a town near Naupactus * Apollonia (Argolis), also known as Troezen * Apollonia (Athos), a city on Mount Athos * Apollonia (Chalcidice), a city in the Chalcidice * Apollonia (Echinades), a town in the Echniades * Apollonia (Kavala), a city in Kavala, northern Greece * Apollonia (Mygdonia), an inland city near modern Apollonia, Thessaloniki, reportedly visited by the Apostle Paul * Apollonia, Sifnos (ancient town), an ancient town on the island of Sifnos * Apollonia (Sifnos), the main town on the island of Sifnos, taking its name from the former *

Apollonia, Thessaloniki Apollonia is an ancient town (former Apollonia in Mygdonia) and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is ...

* Five cities on Crete: ** Apellonia, also called Apollonia, on the north coast ** Apollonia (northern Crete), on the north coast ** Apollonia (southern Crete), on the south coast ** Eleutherna, inland city also called Apollonia **

Kydonia Kydonia ( or ), also known as Cydonia (, ''Kydōnía'') was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan e ...

, also called Apollonia

Italy

Apollonia (Sicily) Apollonia (Greek language, Greek: ) was an ancient city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, which, according to Stephanus of Byzantium, was situated in the neighbourhood of Aluntium and Calacte. The city was founded by Dionysius I of Syracuse as an ou ...

in Northern Sicily * Sant'Apollonia (Ancona), in Corinaldo, province of Ancona * Sant'Apollonia (Brescia), township in

Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno (Camunian dialect, Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Geography Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers (Frigidolfo and Narcanello) of the Ogli ...

, province of Brescia * Sant'Apollonia (Lecco), township in Viganò, locality of Lecco * Sant'Apollonia (Padua), township in Bagnoli di Sopra Padua, Veneto * Sant'Apollonia (Turin), township in Val della Torre, province Turin, in the Piedmont region * Fondamenta Sant'Apollonia, in

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, Veneto

Asia

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, Indonesia; formerly the Dutch settlement of Fort Apollonia * Apollonia-Arsuf, near modern

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a populatio ...

, Israel ; Anatolia (Turkey) * Apollonia (Lycia), an ancient city in Lycia * Apollonia (Lydia), an ancient city in Lydia, also Apollonis * Apollonia (Mysia), an ancient city in Mysia * Apollonia (Pisidia) (later called Sozopolis), an ancient city in Pisidia * Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, a town astride the river Rhyndacus in Bithynia next to the lake Apolloniatis * Apollonia Salbaces, an ancient city in Anatolia *

Assos Assos (; , ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city near today's Behramkale () or Behram for short, which most people still call by its ancient name of Assos. It is located on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast in the Ayvacık, Çanakkale, Ayvac ...

, also called Apollonia *

Tripolis on the Meander Tripolis on the Meander (, ''Eth.'' , ) – also Neapolis (), Apollonia (), and Antoniopolis () – was an ancient city on the borders of Phrygia, Caria and Lydia, on the northern bank of the upper course of the Maeander, and ...

, also called Apollonia

Elsewhere

* Sainte-Apollonie island (''Île de Sainte-Apollonie''), on the Mayenne river in Pays de la Loire, France * Fort Apollonia, Beyin, Ghana * Apollonia, Cyrenaica, Libya * Apolonia, Texas, US * Apollonia, Wisconsin, US

In space

* 358 Apollonia, a large main belt asteroid * Apollonia (Mercury), an albedo feature on the planet Mercury

People

Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia (; , ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her tee ...

of Alexandria (died 249) * Apolonia Dorregaray Veli (1914-2002), Peruvian artist, maker of mate burilado * Apollonia Kickius (1669-1695), Scottish painter * Apollonia Kotero (born 1959), American musician and actress ** Apollonia 6, a musical group led by Apollonia Kotero * Apolonia Litwińska (1928-2021), Polish chess player * Apollonia Mathia (died 2011), South Sudanese journalist * Apolonia Muñoz Abarca (1920-2009), American healthcare campaigner * Apollonia Poilâne (born 1984), French baker * Apolonia Ustrzycka (1736-1814), Polish noblewoman * Apolonia Vaivai (born 1981), Fijian weightlifter * Apollonia van Ravenstein (born 1954), Dutch model and actress

Fictional

* Apollonia Vitelli Corleone, a character in Mario Puzo's ''The Godfather'' saga * Apollonia, aka The Black Knight, a playable character in the Japanese gacha game '' Granblue Fantasy'' * Apollonia, a character in the

Raul Julia Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was known for his intense and varied roles on stage and screen. He started his career in the Public Theater before transitioning to film. He ...

public television film ''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'' also covered on

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Other uses

* '' Apolonia, Apolonia'', 2022 documentary film directed by Lea Glob * Apollonia University, a private university in Iași, Romania *

KF Apolonia Fier Futboll Klub Apolonia Fier is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently competes in Kategoria e Parë, the seco ...

, an Albanian football club based in Fier