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Cyllandus

Coordinates: 37°04′04″N 28°26′32″E / 37.067654°N 28.442249°E / 37.067654; 28.442249
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Cyllandus or Kyllandos (Ancient Greek: Κύλλανδος) was a city of ancient Caria mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.[1] It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[2]

Its site is located near Elmalı, Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1126. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cyllandus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

37°04′04″N 28°26′32″E / 37.067654°N 28.442249°E / 37.067654; 28.442249


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