Cragus (Cilicia)
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Cragus or Cragos or Kragos (Greek
: ) was an ancient city in Cilicia
, Asia Minor
at the foot of Mount Cragus
; its location is in modern-day Antalya Province
, Turkey
. Some scholars claim that it is the same city as Antiochia ad Cragum
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ) was an ancient city in Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
at the foot of Mount Cragus
Mount Cragus (Cilicia)
Mount Cragus or Mount Cragos or Mount Kragos was a mountain in ancient Cilicia, Asia Minor; its location is in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey. At its foot was Antiochia ad Cragum....
; its location is in modern-day Antalya Province
Antalya Province
Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea.Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Some scholars claim that it is the same city as Antiochia ad Cragum
Antiochia ad Cragum
Antiochia ad Cragum also known as Antiochetta or Latin: Antiochia Parva is an ancient Hellenistic city on Cragus mountain overlooking the Mediterranean coast, in the region of Cilicia Trachea, in Anatolia...
.