Kibyra ~ Call of Turkey

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Kibyra

Kibyra or Cibyra is an ancient city and an archaeological site in the Gölhisar district of Burdur Province. Possibly originally settled by Lydians. According to Strabo, it is also the place where the Lydian language was still being spoken among a multicultural population around his time (1st century BC). A tetrapolis was formed under the leadership of Kibyra during the 2nd century BC. The Kibyran Tetrapolis included the neighboring cities of Bubon, Balbura and Oenoanda. The tetrapolis was dissolved by the Roman general Lucius Licinius Murena in 83 BC, at the time of the First Mithridatic War.

Coordinates: 37° 9' 35.20" N 29° 29' 20.61" E