🏛️ Balboura-Kibyra
Twin Lycian cities of the southwestern Anatolia plateau
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Burdur Province, southwestern Türkiye, at approximately 1,000 metres elevation
- Kibyra was a major Lycian city founded in the 2nd century BCE; Balboura developed as a satellite settlement
- Both sites preserve Hellenistic and Roman-period architecture, inscriptions, and civic structures
- Excavations conducted intermittently since the 1960s; ongoing research by international teams
Balboura and Kibyra represent two interconnected settlements on the Anatolian plateau in southwestern Türkiye, with Kibyra functioning as ...