Telmessos

Telmessos
Shown within Turkey
Telmessos (Near East)
Telmessos (Eastern Mediterranean)
LocationFethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°37′6″N 29°7′4″E / 36.61833°N 29.11778°E / 36.61833; 29.11778
History
FoundedPre-10th millennium BCE

Telmessos or Telmessus (Hittite: 𒆪𒉿𒆷𒉺𒀸𒊭 KuwalapaššaLycian: 𐊗𐊁𐊍𐊁𐊂𐊁𐊛𐊆 Telebehi, Ancient Greek: Τελμησσός), also Telmissus (Ancient Greek: Τελμισσός), later Anastasiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αναστασιούπολις), then Makri or Macre (Greek: Μάκρη), was the largest city in Lycia, near the Carian border, and is sometimes confused with Telmessos in Caria. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language. The well-protected harbor of Telmessos is separated from the Gulf of Telmessos by an island.

The name of the modern town on the site is Fethiye.