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Surroundings:

Rock Graves of HoyranLycian Tomb, IstaldaTyberissus/Tyberissos Lycian NecropolisTheimussa TowerTheimussa TowerTheimussa  East NecropolisTeimiussa - Trismestos, NecropolisTeimiussa - Trismestos, Kluwanimi TombSmall Hellenistic Fort.Teimioussa - TristomosLycian Necropolis, Simena - KekovaLycian Sarcopgagus, TrysaSimena - KalekoySimena - KalekoySmall theatreBaths remains.Lycian Tomb, SimenaHeroon of TrysaDolichisteCistern.Vault contructionEarly Hellenistic tower. (Acropolis area)Rock cut tombs east ( 36.24566, 29.81753 )Cyaneae - TombesTheatre of CyaneaeBatık Şehir/ Dolichiste/Kekova PortBiggest Sarcophagus of LyciaSoura/Sura West of Myra. Lycian gravesSura - general viewAndriake - Granarium

Location:

  • Türkiye, Kapaklı
  • geo:36.229797,29.876806
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -4xx / unknown

Class:

  • Vicus or canabae
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=24382

Annotations

Ancient site of an unknown name placed near the modern village of Hoyran. According to G.E. Bean this site was not a city. However a fortified acropolis and rock-cut tombs of the house-type are interesting and not unimpressive 1. Some of the tombs are decorated with reliefs.

  1. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p.118-119
  2. G. Rumpp, Die antike Siedlung bei Hoyran in Zentrallykien (TAS 3), Bonn 2006
  3. Hoyran - https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/departments/department-of-history/institutes/ancient-history/research/lycia-project/research-areas/hoyran/

References

  1. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p.119


Nearby

Hoyran

Necropolis

Istalda (1 km)

Lycian .

Istalda in Lycia (1 km)

Ruins of the ancient Lycian city of Istlada.


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