Priene
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West coast (Aegean Sea)
Nearest town: Güllübahçe
The remains of the ancient city of Priene lie opposite Miletus and 130km/80mi south of Izmir along a lonely rock terrace on themiian peninsula, below the south side of a 371m/1217ft high marble crag. To the south extends the wide alluvial plain of the Büyük Menderes (Greater Maeander) created by the silting up of the Latmian Gulf, which in ancient times reached far inland.
Nearest town: Güllübahçe
The remains of the ancient city of Priene lie opposite Miletus and 130km/80mi south of Izmir along a lonely rock terrace on themiian peninsula, below the south side of a 371m/1217ft high marble crag. To the south extends the wide alluvial plain of the Büyük Menderes (Greater Maeander) created by the silting up of the Latmian Gulf, which in ancient times reached far inland.
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History
Priene, a Carian name, was a member of the Panionic League.
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