Xanthos 
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Pillar tombs
At Kinik, some 80km/50mi southeast of Fethiye, an ancient road leads up to the ruins of Xanthos, rediscovered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Fellows. Once the capital of the kingdom of Lycia, the city lies in the valley of the River Xanthos (now Esen Cay), which separates the mountains (Ak Dag, 3,024m/9,922ft) from the upland region which falls away towards the coast.
At Kinik, some 80km/50mi southeast of Fethiye, an ancient road leads up to the ruins of Xanthos, rediscovered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Fellows. Once the capital of the kingdom of Lycia, the city lies in the valley of the River Xanthos (now Esen Cay), which separates the mountains (Ak Dag, 3,024m/9,922ft) from the upland region which falls away towards the coast.
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In the seventh century B.C. Xanthos came under the control of the kings of Lydia. In 545 B.C. it was destroyed by the Persians led by Harpagos, and Lycia remained under Persian domination until the end of the fifth century.
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Pillar tombs in Xanthos rediscovered in the 19th century by Sir Charles Fellows.
The Roman theatre at Xanthos.
