Termessus
Antalya · Archaeological site
Photo: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Antalya
- Elevation
- 1,016 m
- Wikidata
- Q599462
About
Termessos (Greek Τερμησσός Termēssós), also known as Termessos Major (Τερμησσός ἡ μείζων), was a Pisidian city built at an altitude of about 1000 metres at the south-west side of Solymos Mountain (modern Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains (modern Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey). It lies 17 kilometres to the north-west of Antalya. It lies on a natural platform on the slopes of Güllük Dağı, which itself rises to 1,665 metres.
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Location
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