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Telmessos

Muğla · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Muğla
Elevation
69 m
Wikidata
Q1145385

About

Telmessos or Telmessus (Hittite: 𒆳𒌷𒆪𒉿𒆷𒉺𒀸𒊭, romanized: Kuwalapašša; Lycian: 𐊗𐊁𐊍𐊁𐊂𐊁𐊛𐊆, romanized: Telebehi; Ancient Greek: Τελμησσός), also Telmissus (Ancient Greek: Τελμισσός), later Anastasiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αναστασιούπολις), then Makri or Macre (Greek: Μάκρη), was the largest city in Lycia, near the Carian border, and is sometimes confused with Telmessos in Caria. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language. The well-protected harbor of Telmessos is separated from the Gulf of Telmessos by an island.

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