Turkey
Antalya Province
Kumluca

Idebessos

Idebessos 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city in Lycia
  • Also known as: “Edebessos”, “Edebessus”, and “Ἐδεβησός”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Acalissus.

Archaeological site
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 , some of which are housed at numismatic collections. is situated 3 km southeast of Idebessos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karacaören and Yenikışla.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 675. is situated 3½ km south of Idebessos.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 142. is situated 5 km south of Idebessos.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 97. is situated 8 km south of Idebessos.

Idebessos

Latitude
36.55472° or 36° 33′ 17″ north
Longitude
30.20222° or 30° 12′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G8GH632+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4927216440
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6025192
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Idebessos” goes by many names.
  • German: “Idebessos”
  • Greek: “Εδεβησός”
  • Greek: “Εδεβησσός”
  • Greek: “Ἐδεβησσός”
  • Greek: “Ιδεβησός”
  • Greek: “Ιδεβησσός”
  • Irish: “Idebessos”
  • Russian: “Идебессос”
  • Turkish: “Idebessos”
  • Turkish: “İdebissos”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Antalya Sarıkaya Yaban Hayatı Geliştirme Sahası and HES.

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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 “Idebessos”. Photo: Htkava, CC BY-SA 3.0.