Octapolis

Ancient city of Caria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Octapolis or Oktapolis (Ancient Greek: Ὀκτάπολις) was a city of ancient Caria or Lycia. Per the Stadiasmus Patarensis it included the town of Lyrnai as one of eight constituent settlements implied by the name "8-city". It is noted by Ptolemy.[1]

Its site is located near Kızılkaya, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

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