Lycian sarcophagus tombs, Tlos, Antalya, Turkey

Lycian sarcophagus tombs in Tlos, a Lycian city in the Xanthos valley, Antalya, Turkey. Tlos was a major Lycian city from the 5th century BC, joining the Lycian Federation in the 2nd century BC. It was settled by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and finally the Ottoman Turks. Tlos has an agora, rock tombs and sarcophagi, a stadium, an acropolis, public bath, church and theatre, as well as the Ottoman residence of Ali Agha, governor of the region during the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Acropolis Antalya Hillside Krepis Likya Lycia Lycian Lykia Lykian Necropolis Nekropolis Rock-cut Rock-hewn Sarcophagus Xanthos Xanthus Yaka

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