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Patara (Turkish: Patara, Lycian: 𐊓𐊗𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊀, Pttara; Greek: Πάταρα) was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city that was for a period the capital of Lycia. The site is located on the Turkish coast near to the village of Gelemiş, in Antalya Province.
- Arsinoe
- Lycia
- Settlement
Patara, francisé en Patare, est un antique port de Lycie, comblé depuis par la vase et réduit aujourd'hui à l'état de marais. C'est une des plus importantes et des plus anciennes cités de Lycie; elle bénéficiait d’un triple droit de vote dans la confédération Lycienne. pataraexcavations.org. Wikipédia. Photo : Erp, CC BY 2.5.
Localisation. La Lycie est située sur la côte méditerranéenne du bloc anatolien, elle est au sud de la Lydie, bordée à l'ouest par la Carie, et à l'est par la Pamphylie, au nord par la Pisidie. La région est essentiellement montagneuse, les plaines côtières sont rares et les cultures s'y trouvent surtout dans l'arrière-pays.
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Lycia (Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 Trm̃mis; Greek: Λυκία, Lykia; Turkish: Likya) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğla in Turkey as well some inland parts of Burdur Province.
- 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka), 1250–546 BC
The Lycian Way ( Turkish: Likya Yolu) is a marked long-distance hiking trail in southwestern Turkey around part of the coast of ancient Lycia. [1] It is approximately 520 km (320 mi) in length and stretches from Hisarönü ( Ovacık ), near Fethiye, to Aşağı Karaman in Konyaaltı, about 20 km (12 mi) from Antalya.
- 1999; 24 years ago
- Approx. 520 km (320 mi)
Description: geopolitical region in Anatolia. Category: historical region. Location: Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Middle East, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 36.92° or 36° 55' 12" north. Longitude of center. 29.32° or 29° 19' 12" east. Wikidata ID.
Other important cities in Lycia include Pednelissus, Ariassus, and Sagalassus; along the Eurymedon, Aspendus and Perge, which had a sanctuary of Artemis. The most important city in the region was Patara, at the mouth of the Xanthus.
