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Xanthus
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Xan·thus  (znths)
An ancient city of Lycia in present-day southwest Turkey. It was besieged and taken by the Persians (c. 546 b.c.) and the Romans (c. 42 b.c.). Both times the residents destroyed the city before surrendering.
Xanthus [ˈzænθəs]
n
(Placename) the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities
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Patara was the major naval and trading port of Lycia, located at the mouth of the Xanthos River, until it silted up and turned into a malaria-plagued marsh.
(CUL) PATARA ANCIENT CITY PROMOTED IN LONDON by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
Around three miles of the gorge is walkable after April, when most of the snow from the Taurus mountains has melted and passed through the gorge on its way to the Xanthos River.
Nice slice of Turkey; IAIN MAYHEW reveals why the rugged Lycian ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Goods were transported by camel from the surrounding Xanthos valley and ferried from Kalkan (or Kalamaki as it was known) to the far reaches of Ottoman control.
The History of Kalkan, ?Turkey?s Riviera? by Lorraine Waddell / Travel, recreation and leisure community
 
 
 
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