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
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