Isinda

İsinda Ancient Greek:Ἴσινδα
Ruins at Isinda
Interactive map of Isinda
Location	Belenli,Antalya Province,Turkey
Region	Lycia
Type	settlement
Site notes
Condition	Ruined
Public access	Yes

Isinda (Turkish:İsinda,Ancient Greek:Ἴσινδα) was a town ofancient Lycia. Isinda was part of asympoliteia (a treaty for political organization used inAncient Greece) withAperlae,Apollonia andSimena.

The city's ruins are located on a hill above the modern Turkish village ofBelenli. At the site, the remains of acity wall and other buildings are preserved, as well as some Lycian pillars androck tombs.

Theancient Lycian city of Isinda was inhabited before the first half of the 4th century BC.^[1] Frominscriptions it is known that Isinda was a minor member of asympoliteia (a type of treaty for political organization) that was dominated by the city ofAperlae, but which also includedApollonia andSimena.^[2][3] Isinda is not mentioned byearly historians.^[4]

The citizens of Isinda migrated to the nearby city ofAntiphellos during thePax-Romana, and the settlement became abandoned.^[1]

Isinda is anarchaeological site inLycia, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the modern Turkish town ofKaş,^[2] and situated on a hilltop 90 metres (300 ft) above the modern village ofBelenli.^[5][6]

The ruineddefensive wall is made of poor quality rectangular limestone blocks, and show signs of continual repair.^[7][1] Within the walls at Isinda are wells andcisterns for collecting rain water. The most important remaining feature of the site is a house-tomb with an inscription wriiten in the ancientLycian on thepediment.^[1]

At the top of the hill are buildings, including steps that lead to astoa (covered walkway) and projectingwingsleading off the main building.^[2]

The tombs include threerock tombs with inscriptions written in Lycian and apillar tomb carved withreliefs.^[2] On the slope towards the village are inscribedGothicsarcophagi.^[7]

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• Bayburtluoğlu, Cevdet (2004).Lycia. Antalya: Suna & İnan Kıraç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations.ISBN 978-97570-7-820-3.
• Bean, George Ewart (2017). "Isinda (Belenli) Turkey". In Stillwell, Richard; Macdonald, William L. (eds.).The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton, New Jersey:Princeton University Press.ISBN 978-14008-8-658-6.
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• T.C. Antalya Valiliği (2010).Dünden Bugüne Antalya [Antalya From Past to Present] (in Turkish). Vol. 2. T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı.

• French, David H. (1994). "Isinda and Lagbe". In French, D.H. (ed.).Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia and Pisidia. Oxford: British Institute. pp. 53–92.ISBN 978-19120-9-067-9.

• Adalia (1914 map byRichard Kiepert, DII, 2nd edition) from theLibrary of Congress website, which shows the approximate location of Isinda
• Information about walking to the site fromKomoot

36°11′30″N29°41′50″E / 36.191647°N 29.697247°E /36.191647; 29.697247

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• Archaeological sites in Antalya Province
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