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<< Text Pages >> Aperlai - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 17 August 2011  Page Views: 3628

Multi-periodSite Name: Aperlai
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Kilicli
Latitude: 36.159646N  Longitude: 29.782140E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Ancient Settlement in Antalya Province, Turkey.

Ruins of the ancient Lycian town and harbour of Aperlai. Ruins of houses, cisterns, the town wall and a basilica could be visited.
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Aperlai submitted by Kuba : Nowadays the harbor is partially submerged. People still tie their boats to the blocks though. You can freely explore the underwater ruins with a minimal equipment. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Aperlai
Aperlai submitted by Kuba : One of the better preserved sarcophagi. It's lid has been disaligned a bit protecting the inscription from rain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Aperlai by Kuba on Wednesday, 26 January 2022
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The higher portion of the settlement is quite overgrown. The harbour path, partally submerged nowadays is easier to explore and even very much possible to swim through in warmer months.
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