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🏛️ Tlos-Telmessos

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🏛️ Tlos-Telmessos
Lycian settlement ruins in southwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 17:41
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, near the town of Fethiye
  • Inhabited from Lycian period (5th century BCE) through Ottoman era
  • Contains rock tombs, acropolis fortifications, and Roman-era structures
  • Accessible as an open archaeological site; no admission fee

Tlos-Telmessos represents a significant settlement site in ancient Lycia, occupying a strategically positioned hilltop overlooking the Xanthos River ...

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