Ancient site· Seydikemer, Muğla
Letoon
Letoon is a ancient site in Seydikemer, Muğla; Letoon, in the Fethiye district of Mugla, was a sanctuary of the goddess Leto about 4 km south of the ancient city of Xanthos, with which it was closely linked, lying along the Xanthos River.
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- 36.3319°N · 29.2897°E
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Letoon, in the Fethiye district of Mugla, was a sanctuary of the goddess Leto about 4 km south of the ancient city of Xanthos, with which it was closely linked, lying along the Xanthos River. One of the region's most important religious centres, its core holds three adjacent temples dedicated to Leto, Artemis and Apollo. The earliest traces of settlement date to the 7th century BC, and the site was abandoned in the 7th century AD.
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- Architectural remains from antiquity
- The layered history of Anatolian civilizations
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