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Patara
Patara
Patara, later Arsinoe, was a flourishing maritime and commercial city on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, in Antalya Province. The city was noted in antiquity for its temple and oracle of Apollo, second only to that of Delphi.
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Country: Turkey
District: Antalya Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greek
Later Cultures: Lycian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Ancient Greek & Hellenistic & Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
Date of Submission: 2009
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