Xanthos

Local nameXanthos
LocationAntalya, Turkey

Xanthos was 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. Xanthos is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Letoon, the centre of the Lycian civilization, exerted significant architectural influences upon other cities of the region, with the Nereid Monument directly inspiring the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria.

Xanthos is the Greek appellation of Arñna, a city originally speaking the Lycian language. The Hittite and Luwian name of the city is given in inscriptions as Arinna.

Tags Archaeological SiteUNESCOSettlement
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthos

UNESCO Website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/484

Address Asar Caddesi, 48850, Turkey

Coordinates 36°21'21.849" N 29°19'10.618" E

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