Sites & cities that bear the name of Tlos

Tlos

Today in : Turkey
First trace of activity : ca. 15th century B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 19th century C.E
Recorded names : Dalawa?, Talawa?, Tlawa, Τλώς, Τλῶς, Yaka

Description : Tlos (Ancient Greek: Τλώς or Τλῶς) is an ancient ruined Lycian hilltop citadel near the resort town of Seydikemer in the Mugla Province of southern Turkey, some 4 kilometres northwest of Saklikent Gorge. Tlos is believed to be one of the most important religious Lycian sites and settlement on the site is said to have begun more than 4,000 years ago. It is one of the oldest and largest settlements of Lycia (known as 'Tlawa' in Lycian inscriptions) and was subsequently inhabited by Romans, Byzantines and eventually Ottoman Turks, making it one of few Lycian cities to be continually inhabited up until the 19th century.

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