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🏛️ Tlos-Telmessos

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🏛️ Tlos-Telmessos
Lycian settlement combining two ancient towns in southwestern Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 17:41
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Fethiye district, Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey
  • Combines remains of Tlos (Lycian city) and Telmessos (Greek colony)
  • Occupied from Classical period through Ottoman era
  • Accessible as archaeological site; no UNESCO World Heritage designation

Tlos-Telmessos represents two historically significant settlements that developed in close proximity in ancient Lycia, now southwestern Turkey. Telmessos ...

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