Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
African Journal of Agricultural Research, cilt.4, sa.10, ss.968-981, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
The region which was known as Teke Peninsula in ancient times was called Lycia and encompassed an area from Köyceǧiz in the west to Antalya (Phaselis) in the east. Lycia one of the unique region of Turkey covers the southwest end of Anatolian peninsula bordered with the Mediterranean Sea. Lycia that is rich in natural, cultural and archeological values is surrounded with natural formations such as Bey Mountain from the east and Ak Mountain from the west with altitutes more than 3000 meters and Xanthos Valley, Kragos and Antikragos Mountains on the west side of Ak Mountain. On the other hand, Dalaman Stream forms the west border of Lycia region and a plateau located on the North compleates the geography of Lycia. As the region has topographic and geomorphologic variations, the ancient settlements were scattered in the whole area. In this article, Lycia region of Anatolia was studied with its antique settlements and landscape qualities. Lycia region was introduced and a brief history of the region was given together with the characteristics of Lycian civilization. Then, the most important 6 settlements of Lycia League namely Telmessos, Tlos, Pi{dotless}nara, Xanthos, Patara, Myra and Olympos were presented with their natural and cultural values. Finally, the antique Lycian settlements established in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey were evaluated in the frame of landform and landscape characteristics and a general evaluation was made in the frame of site specific qualities of each settlement. © 2009 Academic Journals.