Turkey
Antalya Province
Kumluca

Acalissus

Acalissus or Akalissos was a town of ancient Lycia, an early bishopric, and remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Coins were minted at Acalissus, some of which are housed at numismatic collections.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: town of ancient Lycia
  • Also known as: “Ἀκαλισός”, “Ἀκαλισσός”, “Ἀκαλλισσός”, and “Ἀκαμισός”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Idebessos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Htkava, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Idebessus, also known as Edebessus or Edebessos or, was an ancient city in . It was located at the foot of the Bey Mountains to the west of the Alakır river valley. is situated 3 km northwest of Acalissus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karacaören and Yenikışla.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 675.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 142.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 97. is situated 6 km south of Acalissus.

Acalissus

Latitude
36.53008° or 36° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude
30.22044° or 30° 13′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G8GG6JC+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4927216439
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q415525
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Acalissus” goes by many names.
  • German: “Akalissos”
  • Greek: “Ακαλισσός”
  • Italian: “Acalisso”
  • Turkish: “Acalissus”
  • Turkish: “Akalissos”
  • Turkish: “Akalissus”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Acalissus”. Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.