Pinara
Sign in to savePinara (Lycian: 𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊍𐊁𐊑𐊏𐊆 Pilleñni, presumably from the adjective "round"; , formerly Artymnesus or Artymnesos according to one account) was a large city of ancient Lycia at the foot of Mount Cragus (now Mount Babadağ), and not far from the western bank of the River Xanthos, homonymous with the ancient city of Xanthos (now Eşen River).
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Pinara
- Ancient site.native_name
- τὰ Πίναρα
- Ancient site.image
- Theater Pinara Türkei.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- The theatre of Pinara.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.location
- Minare, Muğla Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Lycia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.website
- turkishmuseums.com
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Pinara (Lycian: 𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊍𐊁𐊑𐊏𐊆 Pilleñni, presumably from the adjective "round"; , formerly Artymnesus or Artymnesos according to one account) was a large city of ancient Lycia at the foot of Mount Cragus (now Mount Babadağ), and not far from the western bank of the River Xanthos, homonymous with the ancient city of Xanthos (now Eşen River).
The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs including one "royal tomb", an upper and a lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. The name Pinara has somewhat been assimilated to the name of the present-day village of Minare, half an hour below the ruins and depending Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey.