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🏛️ Xanthos-Neisa

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🏛️ Xanthos-Neisa
Lycian city ruins in southwestern Türkiye


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 18:10
📌 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (jointly with Letoon)
  • Located in Lycia, southwestern Türkiye, near the Xanthos River
  • Inhabited from the 8th century BC through the Byzantine period
  • Significant Lycian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman remains

Xanthos-Neisa stands as one of the most important archaeological sites of ancient Lycia in southwestern Türkiye. The city ...

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