🏛️ Xanthos-Neisa
Lycian city ruins in southwestern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (jointly with Letoon)
- Located in Lycia, southwestern Türkiye, near the Xanthos River
- Inhabited from the 8th century BC through the Byzantine period
- Significant Lycian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman remains
Xanthos-Neisa stands as one of the most important archaeological sites of ancient Lycia in southwestern Türkiye. The city was a major political and cultural center throughout antiquity, with occupation spanning from the Lycian period through the Byzantine era. The site comprises extensive ruins distributed across multiple terraces, including temples, civic structures, and rock-cut tombs that reveal continuous habitation and architectural evolution ...