Phocaea

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Phocaea

Phocaea, or Phokaia was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia. It was founded in the 1st millennium BC. The ancient ruins located in modern-day Foça in Izmir Province, Turkey.

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Country: Turkey

District: Izmir Province

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: First Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Ancient Greek

Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine

Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman Monuments

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Elevation: 5 m

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