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.
Discover lycia, an ancient land of democracy, tombs, and turquoise coastlines in türkiye Explore ruins, hike the lycian way, and sail sunken cities. It bordered the mediterranean sea in what is today the provinces of antalya and m.
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