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Antalya

Also known as Attalia, Adalia

Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of south-western Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya. Founded as Attalia by Attalus II of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, it became a Roman and Byzantine port and was captured by the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in 1207. Today it is a major port and one of Turkey's largest tourist centres.

Antalya
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Antalya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antalya
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