Phoenix (Caria) Explained

Phoenix or Phoinix (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φοῖνιξ) was a town of ancient Caria, near the mountain of the same name on the southern branch of the Bozburun Peninsula. It may be the same as the town called Phoenice or Phoinike (Φοινίκη) by Stephanus of Byzantium.

It belonged to the Rhodian Peraea.[1]

Its site is located near Fenaket in Asiatic Turkey. Archaeology has uncovered numerous inscriptions.

References

36.6119°N 28.0872°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0006%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DP%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dphoinix-2 The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, PHOINIX (Fenaket) Turkey