UNESCO Welterbe

UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Xanthos-Letoon

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Türkiye
Einschreibungsjahr
1988
Kriterien
(ii)(iii)
UNESCO-ID
484

Beschreibung

This site, which was the capital of Lycia, illustrates the blending of Lycian traditions and Hellenic influence, especially in its funerary art. The epigraphic inscriptions are crucial for our understanding of the history of the Lycian people and their Indo-European language.