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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

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

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

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

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

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

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

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

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

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Olba

Olba Uzuncaburç (“Tall-ish Tower”), 32 km (20 miles) north of Silifke near Turkey‘s Mediterranean coast, is the ancient city of Diocaesarea-Olba, famous for its great Temple of Zeus Olbius. On your way into

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Nysa

Nysa Nysa, thirty two kilometers east of Aydin , surrounded by orange groves in the hills above the Buyuk Menderes Valley , this ancient site has a theatre, bouleuterion and

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Myra

Myra Myra, Demre, also known as Kale, is the current name of the ancient town of Myra, metropolis of Lycia in the early Christian times. It has the most beautiful

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Mylasa

Mylasa Mylasa, ancient city, located at the present Turkish town of Milas, some forty miles to the west of Mugla, was a Carlan sanctuary joined with the neighboring religious center

Ancient Cities in Turkey Museums in Turkey

Miletos

Miletos (Miletus) Miletos, Byzantine Palation, Turkish Balat, ancient Greek city of western Anatolia, some 20 miles (30 km) south of the present city of Söke, Turkey. It lies near the