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Perga
Perga or Perge was an ancient Anatolian city located in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today, it is a large site of ancient ruins east of Antalya on the coastal plain. Its ruins include a theatre, a palaestra, a temple of Artemis and two churches.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Antalya Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Hittite
Later Cultures: Ancient Greek + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman & Byzantine Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Archaeological Site of Perge
Date of Submission: 2009
Exact Location
Elevation: 18 m
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