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Sardes

Sardes Sardes was an important ancient city and capital of the kingdom of Lydia, located in western Anatolia, present-day Sartmustafa, Manisa province in western Turkey. Its strategic location made it

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Sagalassos

Sagalassos Sagalassos is one of the best-preserved ancient cities in Turkey. It is located in southwest Turkey, more than one hundred kilometers north of the coastal city of Antalya, part

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Priene

Priene Priene is an ancient Greek city which lies between the popular holiday resorts of Kusadasi and Bodrum in Turkey. It is one of many important ancient sites in the area and is close

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Pompeiopolis

Pompeiopolis Pompeiopolis, although the eastern part of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey is abundant in ruins of ancient cities, most of them are not very impressive remains of former settlements

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Pitane

Pitane Pitane, of the remains of the Aeolian Greeks in Pitane, little is to be found by the visitor, What did exist in former years has been devastated and plundered

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Phaselis

Phaselis Phaselis was founded by the people of Rhodes in the 7th. century BC. For many years, the city which was the most important harbor of the eastern coast of

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Pessinus

Pessinus Pessinus, 117 kilometers (73 miles) from Ankara, on the Eskisehir road, and 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Sivrihisar town you will find the Phrygian city of Pessinus. Its contemporary

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Perge

Perge Perge was an ancient and important city of Pamphylia, between the rivers Catarrhactes and Cestrus, currently called Aksu Cayı. It is believed that Perge was founded after the Trojan

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Pergamon

Pergamon Pergamon is located in West Anatolia, 26 km from the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Bakırcay. It was an ancient Greek city

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Patara

Patara Patara (Patar in Hittite language, Pttara in Lycian language) is located near the Gelemis village in Antalya province on the southwestern coast of Turkey. Patara, an ancient Lycian harbor city, can