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🏛️ Side-Aspendos

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🏛️ Side-Aspendos
Two adjoining Hellenistic-Roman port cities on Turkey's Mediterranean coast


🕐 3 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 19:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Antalya Province, southern Turkey, near the town of Serik
  • Period: Side founded c. 7th century BCE; Aspendos established earlier, both flourished under Hellenistic and Roman rule
  • UNESCO Status: Both sites included in the Pamphylian archaeological district; Side's theatre is exceptionally preserved
  • Current Access: Open-air sites with admission fees; Side theatre hosts performances during summer months

Side and Aspendos represent two of the most significant archaeological complexes on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, located approximately 15 ...

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