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Location:

  • Türkiye, Tümtün
  • geo:36.330681,29.28882
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • -3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=11855

Annotations

Artemison at Letoon is situated between Leto and Apollo temples. It is a small shrine dates back to the fifth or four century BC. The Lycian inscription dedicated to Artemis - Ertemit made possible the identification of this temple
1.

References

  1. ↑George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p. 62

http://www.lycianturkey.com/lycian_sites/letoon-layout.htm


Nearby

Apollo Temple

Apollo/Natri Temple

Letoon, Leto Temple

Temple of Leto.

Letoon Christian basilica

Christian Basilica of Letoum.


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