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🏛️ Apamea Kelainai-Laodicea ad Lycum

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🏛️ Apamea Kelainai-Laodicea ad Lycum
Greco-Roman city ruins in western Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 22:26
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province, western Türkiye
  • Period: Founded in Hellenistic era; developed under Roman rule
  • Alternative names: Kelainai (Phrygian), Apamea (Seleucid), Laodicea ad Lycum (Roman)
  • Status: Archaeological site; limited developed infrastructure

Apamea Kelainai-Laodicea ad Lycum was a significant Greco-Roman city situated in Phrygia, in what is now western Türkiye. The site reflects centuries of multilayered occupation, from Phrygian settlement through Seleucid and Roman periods. The city declined during late antiquity and was eventually abandoned, leaving scattered ruins across the landscape ...

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