Alternative name | Edebessus, Edebessos |
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Location | Kozağacı, Antalya Province, Turkey |
Region | Lycia |
Coordinates | 36°33′17″N 30°12′08″E / 36.55472°N 30.20222°E |
Type | Settlement |
Length | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Width | 160 m (520 ft) |
Area | 5.76 ha (14.2 acres) |
Idebessos or Idebessus, also known as Edebessus or Edebessos (Ancient Greek: Ἐδεβησσός)[1] or (Ancient Greek: Ἐδεβησός),[2] was an ancient city in Lycia. It was located at the foot of the Bey Mountains to the west of the Alakır river valley. Today its ruins are found a short distance to the west of the small village of Kozağacı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province, Turkey. The site, 21 kilometres north-northwest of Kumluca, is overgrown with forest and hard to reach.[3]