Xanthos Valley
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Xanthos Valley is an ancient region in southwestern Anatolia known as a central heartland of the Lycian civilization and its distinctive script.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
archaeological region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lycian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralHeartlandOf | Lycian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Lycian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | river valley ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Lycian funerary architecture
ⓘ
inscribed monuments ⓘ pillar tombs ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Letoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lycian tombs ⓘ Xanthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lycian inscriptions
ⓘ
archaeological remains ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Lycian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Turkey ⓘ southwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xanthos River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lycia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key area for study of Anatolian epigraphy
ⓘ
key area for study of Lycian civilization ⓘ |
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