Historical place profile

Isinda (Pisidian)

An ancient settlement of Pisidia, located at modern Korkuteli in Turkey's Antalya province. The acropolis hill was heavily damaged by the construction of the modern dam in the 20th century. The majority of the ancient settlement probably lay to the east of the acropolis and is now covered by the neighborhood of Alaaddin (Alaeddin Mahalessi).

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:638872
Catalogue ID
pleiades:638872
Place type
acropolis, archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
37.080851, 30.167205
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement of Pisidia, located at modern Korkuteli in Turkey's Antalya province. The acropolis hill was heavily damaged by the construction of the modern dam in the 20th century. The majority of the ancient settlement probably lay to the east of the acropolis and is now covered by the neighborhood of Alaaddin (Alaeddin Mahalessi).

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 D3 Isinda

Source and reuse

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Research path

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