City in Caria north-west of Mylasa; known from inscriptions. Olymus was one of the Delian confederacy known here as Hylimus.
Literature:
- George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, p.48
Location:
- Türkiye, Kafaca
- geo:37.371258,27.721827
- Location ± 100-500 m.
Period or year:
- -5xx? / unknown
Class:
- City
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=28584
- pleiades:place=599658
Annotations
Nearby
Ortabelen Tepe (2 km)
Archaeological site. (Pyramidal structure, tower and a retaining wall uncovered) BA-C settlement.
Chalketor (Karataşlık Asar Tepe) (2 km)
Fortified settlement?
Saricay Kopru (3 km)
Roman Bridge