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🏛️ Isaura Nova-Lystra

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🏛️ Isaura Nova-Lystra
Roman city ruins in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 12:16
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Konya Province, central Turkey
  • Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; refounded as Roman city under Augustus
  • Situated on the historical road network connecting Antioch to the Aegean
  • Partially excavated; remains visible include structures from Roman and Byzantine periods

Isaura Nova-Lystra is a ruined Roman city in the Isauria region of central Anatolia, now within Turkey's Konya ...

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