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Patara (Lycia)
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Patara was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city that was for a period the capital of Lycia. The site is located on the Turkish coast near to the village of Gelemiş, in Antalya Province.
The north gate and nearby tombs
The north gate and nearby tombs
Council Chamber (Bouleuterion), Patara
Council Chamber (Bouleuterion), Patara
The partially restored main street of Patara
The partially restored main street of Patara
Roman Theatre
Roman Theatre
Lycia
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Lycia was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğla in Turkey as well some inland parts of Burdur Province. The region was known to history from the Late Bronze Age records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire.
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan
Partial reconstruction of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia, c. 390–380 BC.
Partial reconstruction of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia, c. 390–380 BC.
Inscribed Xanthian Obelisk (c. 400 BC), a funerary pillar for a sarcophagus that probably belonged to Dynast Kheriga.
Inscribed Xanthian Obelisk (c. 400 BC), a funerary pillar for a sarcophagus that probably belonged to Dynast Kheriga.
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan.
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan.