The region was known to history from the late bronze age records of ancient egypt and the hittite empire Lycia was populated by speakers of luwic languages. The earliest references to lycia can be traced through hittite texts to sometime before 1200 bce, where it is known as the lukka lands. Lycia, ancient maritime district of southwestern anatolia (now turkey) Lycia lay along the mediterranean coast between caria and pamphylia, and extended inland to the ridge of the taurus mountains. A 540km trail along turkey's mediterranean coast introduces hikers to the rich heritage of lycia, an ancient maritime republic that's recognised as the world's first democratic union.
It bordered the mediterranean sea in what is today the provinces of antalya and m. Lycia was an ancient region located in what is now southwestern turkey, along the mediterranean coast Known for its unique culture, strategic location, and distinctive architectural and artistic contributions, lycia played a significant role in ancient history. Lycia came to occupy most of the teke peninsula at the southwest corner of anatolia, roughly defined as the area of turkey lying south of a line drawn from dalyan to antalya Lúkioi) is the name of various peoples who lived, at different times, in lycia, a geopolitical area in anatolia (also known as asia minor). Lycia was a significant cultural and political entity during antiquity, and it became part of the achaemenid persian empire during its expansion
