🏛️ Antiphellos-Patara
Lycian port city and Roman administrative centre in southwestern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Antalya Province, southwestern Turkey, near the village of Gelemiş
- Founded as Antiphellos by Lycians; renamed and expanded under Roman rule as Patara
- Served as capital of the Roman province of Lycia et Pamphylia from the 1st century CE
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Lycian Coast archaeological zone)
Antiphellos-Patara was one of the most important ports and administrative centres of ancient Lycia. Originally established by Lycian ...