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  Shown within Turkey  Telmessos (Near East)  Telmessos (Eastern Mediterranean) | |
| Location | Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 36°37′6″N 29°7′4″E / 36.61833°N 29.11778°E |
| History | |
| Founded | Pre-10th millennium BCE |
Telmessos or Telmessus (Hittite: 𒆪𒉿𒆷𒉺𒀸𒊭 Kuwalapašša, Lycian: 𐊗𐊁𐊍𐊁𐊂𐊁𐊛𐊆 Telebehi, Ancient Greek: Τελμησσός), also Telmissus (Ancient Greek: Τελμισσός),[1] later Anastasiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αναστασιούπολις), then Makri or Macre (Greek: Μάκρη), was the largest city in Lycia, near the Carian border, and is sometimes confused with Telmessos in Caria. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language. The well-protected harbor of Telmessos is separated from the Gulf of Telmessos by an island.
The name of the modern town on the site is Fethiye.
- ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 971–972