Ksantos | |
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Location | Kınık, Antalya Province, Turkey |
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Region | Lycia |
Coordinates | 36°21′22″N 29°19′7″E / 36.35611°N 29.31861°E |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 126 ha (310 acres) |
Site notes | |
Website | turkishmuseums.com |
Official name | Xanthos-Letoon |
Designated | 1988 (12th session) |
Reference no. | 484 |
Europe and North America |
Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name,[1] (Turkish: Ksantos, Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Arñna, Greek: Ξάνθος, 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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