Carmylessus orKarmylessos (Ancient Greek:Καρμυλησσός) was a town ofancient Lycia, described byStrabo betweenTelmissus and the mouth of theXanthus.[1] After Telmissus, he says, thenAnticragus (Ancient Greek:Ἀντίκραγος), an abrupt mountain on which is the small place Carmylessus, lying in a ravine.
The editors of theBarrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World identifyKaya, Fethiye as the location of the ancient city,[2] while theLund University Atlas of the Roman World tentatively place it atKayaköy.[3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Carmylessus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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