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Perge

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Perge

Perge, Parha

Two Hellenistic towers from the 3rd century BCE greet visitors to Perge. This Pamphylian city near Aksu is known for its colonnaded street, theatre and stadium.

Perrhe (Perre) Ancient City

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Perrhe (Perre) Ancient City

Perrhe, Me'arath, Gazze, Pörön, Pirin, Perin, Hierapolis

Perrhe in the Örenli district of Adıyaman ranked among Commagene's five leading cities and is known for the region's largest necropolis, its mosaics and the Roman Fountain.

Pessinus

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Pessinus

Pessinous, Iustinianoupolis, Ballıhisar, Pesinunte

Pessinus is an ancient city of Phrygian origin in Ballıhisar, Eskişehir, known for the Mother Goddess cult, a Roman imperial temple and the Theatre with Steps.

Phaselis

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Phaselis

Phaselis

A 125 m paved street links two of Phaselis's three harbours; Roman aqueducts, a small theatre and Hadrian's gateway stand in the pine woods of this Lycian coast port.

Pinara

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Pinara

Pinara, Pinale

Pinara is a Lycian city near Minare village below Mount Babadağ in Fethiye, known for its round acropolis, hundreds of rock tombs, odeon, agora and theatre.

Pisidian Antioch

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Pisidian Antioch

Antiochia, Col. Caesarea, Antiochia Pisidia

Pisidian Antioch (Pisidia Antiokheia) is a Seleucid-founded city near Yalvaç, Isparta, noted for its Temple of Augustus, theatre and the Basilica of St Paul.

Priene

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Priene

Priene, Samson

Priene, called the Pompeii of Asia Minor, climbs the slope of Mycale with a gridded street plan, an Athena temple, a theatre and houses that preserve Hellenistic town life.

Rumkale

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Rumkale

Shitamrat, Kal-a Rhomayta, Hromklay, Ranculat, Kal-at el Rum, Kal-at el Muslimin, Kale-i Zerrin

Rumkale, in Gaziantep's Yavuzeli district, is a cliff-top fortress where the Merzimen stream meets the Euphrates, ringed on three sides by a reservoir and once an Armenian Catholicosate seat.

Sagalassos

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Sagalassos

Sagalassos, Σαγαλασσός

Sagalassos is a Pisidian city high in the Taurus at 1500-1700 m. Fountains, a library and a stadium turned into churches make it one of Asia Minor's best-preserved ancient cities.

Sardis UNESCO

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Sardis

Sardis, Sfar-, Sparda

The Lydian capital near Manisa where coinage was invented: the Temple of Artemis, the biggest synagogue of the ancient world and the huge Bin Tepe tumuli. World Heritage since 2025.

Sedir Island (Kedrai)

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Sedir Island (Kedrai)

Kedreai, Kedrai, Kedrae, Cedrae

Sedir Island in the Gulf of Gökova holds the remains of the Carian town of Kedrai, with walls, a theatre and an agora; it is a first-degree archaeological and natural site reached by boat.

Seleucia Pieria (Çevlik)

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Seleucia Pieria (Çevlik)

Seleukeia Pieria, Seleucia Pieria, Hydatos Potamoi

Seleucia Pieria is an ancient Seleucid port city at Çevlik in Samandağ, Hatay, known for the Titus Tunnel and the rock tombs of Beşikli Cave.