Lysinia (Ancient Greek:Λυσινία)[1] orLysinoe (Λυσινόη) was a town in the north ofancient Pisidia and later assigned toPamphylia.[2][3]Hierocles has the name asLysenara (Λυσήναρα).[4] It was located on the south of theAscania Lacus, and west ofSagalassus.
It became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[5]
Its site is located near the modern town ofKarakent inBurdur Province,Turkey.[6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lysinoe".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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