Antiphellos Ancient City
Antiphellos, known as Habesos or Habesa in the Lycian language, is one of the ancient settlements of the Lycian Region. The city, which took the name Antiphellos later, means "the place opposite the rocky ground", "across Phellos".
Letoon Ancient City
The goddess, who wanted to wash her children at the source, but was prevented by the local people, turned the local people into frogs as a result of not allowing them. The foundation of Letoon ruins is based on this mythology.
Patara Ancient City
It became the leading city of Lycia when it came under the rule of Ptolemy in the 3rd century BC. At the beginning of the 2nd century BC, when Lycia began to be controlled by the Seleucid Kingdom, Patara was accepted as the capital of Lycia.
Myra Ancient City
Rock tombs, Lycian inscriptions and coins, Myra at least BC. They show that it has existed since the 5th century. According to the information given by Strabo, Myra, one of the six big cities of the Lycian League, is referred to as Myrrh in Lycian inscriptions.
Ancient City of Simena
The ancient city of Simena, located within the Kekova Special Environmental Protection Area covering an area of 260 square kilometers, is registered as a first-degree archaeological site.
Xanthos Ancient City
Located on the Fethiye-Kaş highway, in the town of Kınık, 46 kilometers from Fethiye, the city was founded on two hills overlooking the plain by the Xanthos River (Eşen Stream).
Pinara Ancient City
The ancient writer Stephanus, quoting Byzantion Menekrotes, "When the population of Xanthos increased a lot, a group of old people founded a city on the high top of Kragos Mountain and named it "PINARA", which means round." He describes the founding of the city by saying.
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