Letoon
Sign in to saveLetoon or Letoum (, ) in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey, was a sanctuary of Leto located south of the ancient city of Xanthos, to which it was closely associated, and along the Xanthos River. It was one of the most important religious centres in the region though never a fully-occupied settlement.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Letoon
- Ancient site.image
- Leotoon Hellenistic Theatre 5304.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 220
- Ancient site.caption
- Hellenistic theatre
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Ancient site.location
- Kumluova
- Ancient site.region
- Muğla Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.type
- Sanctuary complex
- Ancient site.built
- Late 6th century BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 7th century
- Ancient site.website
- turkishmuseums.com
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Archaeology
- Letoon trilingual
- Description
- Historical importance
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Letoon or Letoum (, ) in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey, was a sanctuary of Leto located south of the ancient city of Xanthos, to which it was closely associated, and along the Xanthos River. It was one of the most important religious centres in the region though never a fully-occupied settlement.
Letoon was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.