Karabavli | |
  Adada Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Pisidia,Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Pisidia |
| Coordinates | 37°34′31″N30°58′59″E / 37.57528°N 30.98306°E /37.57528; 30.98306 |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1422[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Coordinates from Wikimapia[2] | |
Adada is an ancient city andarchaeological site inancient Pisidia, north ofSelge and east ofKestros River, near the village of Sağrak, inIsparta Province’sSütçüler township. The location was identified asKarabavullu orKarabavli, about 35 km south ofLake Eğirdir.
The earliest evidence inancient literature about the city is from the geographerArtemidorus Ephesius, quoted byStrabo,[3] who lists Adada among the ancient cities of Pisidia, confirmed by geographerPtolemy.[4] The name Adada is probably Pisidian. In ancient sources it is also mentioned asAdadate andOdada, probably corruptions of the main name.[5]Archaeological evidence of the name of the city is attested in aninscription of the second century BCE recording a treaty of friendship and alliance withTermessos.[6]
TheTemple of the Emperors andAphrodite, and the Temple of the Emperors andZeusSarapis are included in visible ruins of the archaeological site. There is also a well-preserved stairway leading from theagora to a tower and other buildings, probably theacropolis of the city. There are also standing buildings of different types[6]
There are two periods ofcoinage in Adada
On the basis of the iconographic types ofportraiture in coins, theworship ofZeus,Dionysus,Artemis (Pergaia),Athena andHygieia is attested. Furthermore, attested also is theheroic cult ofHeracles, ofDioscuri andAsclepius, as well as theimperial cult.[5]
In theByzantine era the city was anepiscopal see attached toAntioch.[8] No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[9]
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