Kadıkalesi/Anaia

Historical description

The modern Turkish name Kadıkalesi denotes a modern coastal neighborhood in Turkey's Aydın province, the extensive Byzantine fortified settlement (sometimes "Kadı Kalesi") that gave the neighborhood its name, and the multi-period mound on which the remains of the Byzantine castle stand wherein there is evidence for human settlement extending back to the Calcolithic. The mound and vicinity were clearly important in Hittite, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods.

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 61 E2 Anaia

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Research path

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