LycianMonuments

The ruins of the city are situated on a hill just south of Sahilkılınçlı village, approximately 3 km north of Aperlai, between Kaş and Demre. Remains dating to the Dynastic period—particularly the pillar tombs characteristic of Lycia—indicate that the city was founded before the 4th century BCE. During the period of the Lycian League, Apollonia … Read more

Idebessos is located at the southwestern end of the Bey Mountains, at an altitude of approximately 1,000 m, about 3 km north-northwest of Akalissos. The site was first identified by Spratt and Forbes in 1842. Idebessos held the status of a polis and was represented in the Lycian League as part of a sympoliteia together … Read more

The oldest known name of the settlement is Kuwalapassa. Over time, it was known by various names, including Anastasiopolis, Makri, and Meğri. The Lycian name of the city is Telebehi. Today, it is located in the center of the town of Fethiye in Muğla Province. It was the most important port settlement on the western … Read more

The city is located east of Kaş, on a hill approximately 1 km south of the village of Belenli. Isinda was an independent settlement that existed from the Dynastic period onward. Its Lycian name was likely Isñta. During the Roman period, Isinda was a member of the Lycian League; however, as it was not large … Read more

Phellos is situated on the Felen Plateau at an elevation of approximately 850 m, north of Kaş (ancient Antiphellos), which served as the city’s port settlement. The site occupies a narrow, elongated ridge commanding extensive views stretching to the coastline. Survey work conducted at the unexcavated site indicates that its earliest occupation dates to the … Read more

Araxa is located near the village of Ören in the Seydikemer district of Muğla. Although it was a relatively small city, it occupied a strategic position at the northern entrance to the Xanthos Valley, which contains the largest urban centers of western Lycia. As a member of the Lycian League, Araxa minted coins in its … Read more

Antiphellos was originally founded as the port of the city of Phellos. Through the expansion of its trade activities, it grew significantly larger than Phellos and, by the Hellenistic period, became an independent city. Coins were minted under its own name. The Lycian name of the city is Wehinta. To date, no comprehensive excavations have … Read more

The ancient city of Myra is located in modern-day Demre, a district of Antalya. Its port settlement, Andriake, lies about 5 km to the southwest. The city’s Lycian name is thought to have been Muri, possibly derived from the myrrh tree (Commiphora myrrha), used in the production of myrrh. According to Strabo, Myra was one … Read more

TThe ancient city of Kandyba is located near the village of Çataloluk on the Elmalı–Kaş road. The former name of the village, Gendive, appears to preserve a phonetic variation of Kandyba. The Lycian name of the settlement was Xãkbi. The acropolis hill lies to the northeast of the village. Within the acropolis, only a limited … Read more