🏛️ Araxa-Tlos
Lycian city ruins in southwestern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, near the village of Tlos
- Historical periods: Lycian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine
- Elevation: Approximately 350 meters above sea level in the Taurus foothills
- Access: Accessible by vehicle; located within the Tlos archaeological site complex
Araxa-Tlos is a multi-period settlement in southwestern Turkey's Muğla Province, situated within the broader Tlos archaeological zone. The site contains remains spanning from the Classical Lycian period through the Roman and Byzantine eras. The designation "Araxa-Tlos" reflects scholarly identification of this particular district or settlement phase within the larger Tlos complex, which itself was one of the principal cities of ancient Lycia ...