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Sagalassos
Sagalassos
Sagalassos is an archaeological site in southwestern Turkey, about 100 km north of Antalya in Antalya Province. In Roman Imperial times, the town was known as the "first city of Pisidia". During the Hellenistic period it was already one of the major Pisidian towns.
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
Site Features: Hellenistic & Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Archaeological Site of Sagalassos
Date of Submission: 2009
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