Isinda (Lycia)
İsinda Ancient Greek: Ἴσινδα | |
Location | Belenli, Antalya Province, Turkey |
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Region | Lycia |
Type | settlement |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Public access | Yes |
Isinda (
The city's ruins are located on a hill above the modern Turkish village of Belenli. At the site, the remains of a city wall and other buildings are preserved, as well as some Lycian pillars and rock tombs.
History
The
The citizens of Isinda migrated to the nearby city of
Description
Isinda is an
The ruined defensive wall is made of poor quality rectangular limestone blocks, and show signs of continual repair.[7][1] Within the walls at Isinda are wells and cisterns for collecting rain water. The most important remaining feature of the site is a house-tomb with an inscription wriiten in the ancient Lycian on the pediment.[1]
At the top of the hill are buildings, including steps that lead to a stoa (covered walkway) and projecting wingsleading off the main building.[2]
The tombs include three
References
- ^ a b c d T.C. Antalya Valiliği 2010, p. 199.
- ^ a b c d Bean 2017, p. 417.
- ^ Robert 1983, p. 500.
- ^ Bayburtluoğlu 2004, p. 239.
- ^ Talbert 2000, p. 65 and directory notes accompanying.
- ^ "About: Isinda, Belenli, Antalya". Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire. Lund University. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b Akşit 2006, p. 104.
Sources
- Akşit, İlhan (2006). Kline, Stuart (ed.). Lycia: The Land of Light. Istanbul: Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat Ajans Lt. ISBN 975-7039-11-X.
- Bayburtluoğlu, Cevdet (2004). Lycia. Antalya: Suna & İnan Kıraç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations. ISBN 978-97570-7-820-3.
- ISBN 978-14008-8-658-6.
- Robert, Louis (1983). "Documents d'Asie Mineure". Bulletin de correspondance hellénique (in French). 107 (107–1): 497–599. .
- Talbert, Richard J.A., ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas Map-by-Map Directory. Princeton, New Jersey: ISBN 978-06910-4-945-8.
- T.C. Antalya Valiliği (2010). Dünden Bugüne Antalya [Antalya From Past to Present] (in Turkish). Vol. 2. T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı.
Further reading
- French, David H. (1994). "Isinda and Lagbe". In French, D.H. (ed.). Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia and Pisidia. Oxford: British Institute. pp. 53–92. ISBN 978-19120-9-067-9.
External links
- Adalia (1914 map by Richard Kiepert, DII, 2nd edition) from the Library of Congress website, which shows the approximate location of Isinda
- Information about walking to the site from Komoot