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Xanthos

Xanthos was the name of a city in ancient Lycia, the site of present day Kınık, Antalya Province, Turkey, and of the river on which the city is situated. The ruins of Xanthus are on the south slopes of a hill, the ancient acropolis, located on the northern outskirts of the modern city, on the left bank of the Xanthus, which flows beneath the hill. A single road, Xantos yolu, encircles the hill and runs through the ruins.

Located at 36.3562, 29.3186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Greek cities, World Heritage Sites in Turkey, Lycia, Turkish Riviera, Former populated places in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Antalya Province, History of Antalya Province, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Geography of Antalya Province, Visitor attractions in Antalya Province

Letoon

The Letoon (Λητῶον), sometimes Latinized as Letoum, was a sanctuary of Leto near the ancient city Xanthos that was one of the most important religious centres of the Lycian region in Anatolia. The site is located between the towns of Kaş and Fethiye in Antalya province of Turkey, approximately four km south of Xanthos along the Xanthos River.

Located at 36.3319, 29.2897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lycia, World Heritage Sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Antalya Province, Visitor attractions in Antalya Province, Archaeological sites in Turkey

Harpy Tomb

The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Dating to approximately 480–470 BC, the chamber topped a tall pillar and was decorated with marble panels carved in bas-relief. It may be the tomb of Kybernis, a king of Xanthos. The marble chamber is carved in the Greek Archaic style.

Located at 36.3568, 29.3179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lycia, Greek and Roman objects in the British Museum, Monuments and memorials in Turkey, Archaic Greek sculptures

Xanthian Obelisk

The Xanthian Obelisk, also known as the Xanthos or Xanthus Stele, the Xanthos or Xanthus Bilingual, the Inscribed Pillar of Xanthos or Xanthus, the Harpagus Stele, and the Columna Xanthiaca, is a stele bearing an inscription currently believed to be trilingual, found on the acropolis of the ancient Lycian city of Xanthos, or Xanthus, near the modern town of Kınık in southern Turkey. The three languages are Greek, Lycian A, and Lycian B, or Milyan.

Located at 36.3572, 29.3186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Near East steles, Multilingual texts, Lycian language, Archaeological sites of classical Anatolia

Karadere, Fethiye

Karadere is a town in Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey. The town is situated a few kilometers inland from the coast of Mediterranean Sea coast at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|20|N|29|16|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Fethiye is 55 kilometres . The population of Karadere was 3426 as of 2011. Karadere was a part of Lycian kingdom and the ruins of the historical city of Xanthos is 6 kilometres east of Karadere .

Located at 36.3333, 29.2667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in Muğla Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Towns in Turkey, Fethiye District