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Xanthos
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Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, (, Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Arñna, , Latin: Xanthus) was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos. The number and quality of the surviving tombs at Xanthos are a notable feature of the site, which, together with nearby Letoon, was declared to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Xanthos
- Ancient site.image_size
- 220
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 5
- Ancient site.location
- Kınık, Antalya Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Lycia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.website
- turkishmuseums.com
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Xanthos-Letoon
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1988 (12th session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 484
- Ancient site.designation1_free1value
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- Area
- 34.4
- Image
- Entrance into theatre of Xanthos.jpg
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Under the Persian Empire
- Conquest by Alexander the Great
- Roman period
- Byzantine period
- Ecclesiastical history
- Archaeology
- Location
- World Heritage Site
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, (, Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Arñna, , Latin: Xanthus) was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos. The number and quality of the surviving tombs at Xanthos are a notable feature of the site, which, together with nearby Letoon, was declared to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
The city of Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the region. Xanthos influenced its neighbours architecturally; the Nereid Monument directly inspired the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the region of Caria.
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