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Xanthos-Letoon

Turkey
Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
Property : 126.4000 ha
Buffer zone: 63.4000 ha
Provinces of Muğla and Antalya
N36 20 6 E29 19 13.008
Ref: 484

Brief Description

This site, which was the capital of Lycia, illustrates the blending of Lycian traditions and Hellenic influence, especially in its funerary art. The epigraphic inscriptions are crucial for our understanding of the history of the Lycian people and their Indo-European language.