Simena
Ancient Lycian town in Turkey
Simena (Ancient Greek: Σίμηνα) was a town on the coast of ancient Lycia, located 60 stadia from Aperlae. The Stadiasmus Maris Magni calls the town Somena (Σόμηνα).
Its site is located near Kaleköy, Turkey. Grave inscriptions and coin finds indicate that the town existed in the fourth century BC. Part of the ancient city is now submerged in the sea and remains of the Titus thermal baths lie in the water. A small theatre or bouleuterion on the acropolis within the later fort and carved into the rock can be seen.
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- Sunken City Simena.JPG by Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SIMENASUKALEKOY 002.jpg by No machine-readable author provided. Samoano~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Simena tomb.jpg by erdem şen, CC0
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