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🏛️ Side-Aspendos

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🏛️ Side-Aspendos
Pair of ancient Roman cities on Turkey's Mediterranean coast


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 19:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Antalya Province, southern Turkey, near the town of Serik
  • Period: Hellenistic foundations (2nd–1st century BCE), major Roman development (1st–3rd century CE)
  • Status: Both sites are open to visitors; Aspendos Theatre is exceptionally well-preserved
  • UNESCO: Both cities are part of the tentative list for World Heritage designation

Side and Aspendos are two distinct ancient cities located approximately 40 kilometres apart on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, representing ...

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