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    Letoon or Letoum, was a sanctuary of Leto near the ancient city Xanthos in Lycia in modern Muğla Province, Turkey. Archaeological finds at the site, which was never a fully occupied settlement, but remained essentially a religious center, date back to the late sixth century BC, before the Greek cultural hegemony in Lycia, which began in the early fourth century BC. Letoon was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988, along with Xanthos.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Xanthos-Letoon.
    World Heritage Site
    Letoon
    by QuartierLatin1968, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Letoon
    by QuartierLatin1968, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Letoon
    Andrzej Szkopiński, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Letoon

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1988

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Muğla Province

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    First Millennium BC

    Lycia

    Ancient Greek + Persian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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