Europos or Europus (Greek: ) can refer to : * Europus, a son of the mythological Makedon and Oreithyia

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; in Asia *

Dura-Europos Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic, Parthian Empire, Parthian, and Ancient Rome, Roman border city built on an escarpment above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Al-Salihiyah, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, S ...

alias Cirablus, an Ancient city and former bishopric in modern-day Syria, now a Latin Catholic titular see **

Dura-Europos synagogue The Dura-Europos synagogue was an Historic synagogues, ancient Judaism, Jewish former synagogue discovered in 1932 at Dura-Europos, Syria. The former synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and ...

, a synagogue in the above city * Europus, the ancient name of

Carchemish Carchemish ( or ), also spelled Karkemish (), was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian ...

in northern modern-day Syria * Europus, the ancient name of

Euromus Euromus or Euromos () – also, Europus or Europos (Εὐρωπός), Eunomus or Eunomos (Εὔνωμος), Philippi or Philippoi (Φίλιπποι); earlier Kyromus and Hyromus – was an ancient city in Caria, Anatolia; the ruins are ap ...

in ancient Caria, modern-day Turkey * A less known temporary name of

Rey, Iran Shahre Ray, Shahr-e Ray, Shahre Rey, or Shahr-e Rey (, ) or simply Ray or Rey (), is the capital of Rey County in Tehran Province, Iran. Formerly a distinct city, it has now been absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran as the 20 ...

: the successors of Alexander rebuilt the town "Rhages" and renamed it "Europos" ; in Europe *

Europus (Almopia) Europus or Europos () was a town of Almopia in ancient Macedonia Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic ...

, a town of Almopia, in ancient Macedonia *

Europus (Macedonia) Europus (or Europos; ) was a town in Bottiaea (later named Emathia), ancient Macedonia. It was located between Idomenae and the plains of Cyrrhus and Pella, situated on the right bank of the Axius below Idomene, where modern Evropos lies. Not ...

, a town in ancient Macedonia, near the site of the modern town below **

Evropos Evropos (), known before 1925 as Ashiklar () is a village and a former municipality in the former Paionia Province, Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a mun ...

municipality in modern Macedonia

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