Perga

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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

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Elevation: 18 m

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