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Letoon
Letoon
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.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Muğla Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Lycia
Later Cultures: Ancient Greek + Persian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Xanthos-Letoon
Date of Inscription: 1988
Exact Location
Elevation: 14 m
UNESCO
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