Pinara
Muğla · Archaeological site
Photo: Osmanyaylali · CC BY-SA 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Muğla
- Elevation
- 328 m
- Wikidata
- Q1318876
About
Pinara (Lycian: 𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊍𐊁𐊑𐊏𐊆 Pilleñni, presumably from the adjective "round"; Greek: τὰ Πίναρα, formerly Artymnesus or Artymnesos according to one account) was a large city of ancient Lycia at the foot of Mount Cragus (now Mount Babadağ), and not far from the western bank of the River Xanthos, homonymous with the ancient city of Xanthos (now Eşen River).
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Location
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