List of Lycian place names

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The archeological exploration of Lycia has uncovered numerous texts in the Lycian language. A number of these texts contain place names in their Lycian forms, including the following:

• Trm̃misa = Lycia, the ancient region now in Turkey (In conventional orthography, the third letter is an "m" with a tilde above it).

• Aprll = Aperlai, a city of Lycia near the coast.

• Araththi = Araxa, a city of Caria, an ancient region now in Turkey.

• Arikanda = Arykawanda, a city of Lycia.

• Arñna = Xanthos, the largest city of Lycia.

• Isñta = Isinda, a city of Lycia.

• Khadawãti = Kadyanda, a city of Caria.

• Khãkbi = Kandyba, a city of Lycia.

• Khbide = Kaunos, a city of Caria.

• Pilleñni = Pinara, a city of Lycia.

• Pttara = Patara, considered the second city of Lycia.

• Telebehi = Telmessos, a city of Caria.

• Tlãñna = Tlos, a city of Lycia.

• Wehñta = Phellos, a city of Lycia near Xanthos.

• Zẽmuri = Limyra, a city of eastern Lycia.

[edit] References

• Trevor R. Bryce, The Lycians, vol. I, p. xvi, 70, 76-93, 211 (ISBN 87-7289-023-1)