Verified36.6000° N · 29.9000° E · 1200 m
Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress
Lycian (500–200 BCE)·Lycian·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Turkey
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About Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress
Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (500–200 BCE) fortress attributed to Lycian. Fortified highland city 1200 m with Lycian towered walls and terrace settlement. Oryanda hilltop Lycian fort at Arif ridge.
Why it mattersKey Lycian hill site illustrating Anatolian settlement
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hellenistic urbanism
- 02Lycian federation cult
Theories
- 01Mountain defensive settlement
- 02Sanctuary federation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 BCE
- Period
- Lycian (500–200 BCE)
- Culture
- Lycian
- Purpose
- Fortified highland city 1200 m with Lycian towered walls and terrace settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6000° N · 29.9000° E · 1200 m · 4 mapped features
- Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress — Hilltop CitadelcitadelHilltop fortified citadel36.6001° N · 29.9001° E
- Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress — Lower Fort WallswallsLower fortification circuit36.5998° N · 29.9001° E
- Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress — Cistern TowercisternWater cistern and tower36.6004° N · 29.8998° E
- Oryanda — Lycian Highland Fortress — Secondary EnclosureenclosureWalled secondary area36.5996° N · 29.8999° E