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Kibyra
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Kibyra
Kibyra or Cibyra is an ancient city and an archaeological site in south-west Turkey, near the modern town of Gölhisar, in Burdur Province. It was founded by the Iron Age kingdom of Lydia in the 1st millennium BC. The ruins include theatre, stadium and ruins of several large buildings supposed to be temples
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Burdur Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Lydia
Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman
Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Ancient city of Kibyra
Date of Submission: 2016
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