Eski Kalessi

Eski Kalessi

Eski Kalessi/Murtana, once called Perga, is a ruin in Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. It includes an immense theatre that seated 13,000 people, and other things in the ruins include baths, the agora, and the stadium. Many tombs can be found with the collapsed walls. Eski Kalessi is situated on the river Cetris, 12 miles northeast of Attalia (modern Antalya).


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