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🏛️ Xanthos-Tlos
Twin Lycian cities in southwestern Türkiye with Greco-Roman ruins


🕐 3 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 18:16
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Lycia, southwestern Türkiye (Muğla Province)
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (Lycian Coast, designated 1988)
  • Xanthos: major Lycian capital; Tlos: fortified city with hilltop acropolis
  • Occupation span: 6th century BCE to Byzantine period; Xanthos contains Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine layers

Xanthos and Tlos are two interlinked archaeological sites representing the heart of ancient Lycia, a confederation of city-states ...

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