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Latmos Herakleiasi |
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| Location: It is situated at Kapikiri; to the northwest of the Selimiye District of the Mugla Province. |
| Geography and Environment: The city is situated on a gradually heightening rocky land on a plateau [Peschlow 1986:155]. It is estimated that as the land was not very large; the economy was highly dependent on fishery. The position of Miletus right at the mouth of the gulf possibly produced a big disadvantage for Heracleia. The gulf gradually became a lake when it was silted up by the Meandros River. Thus; Heracleia's access to the sea was discontinued [Bean 2001:234]. The 1371 m high Latmos Mountain (Besparmak) has preserved its sanctity throughout the history. It became a place of seclusion. There are monasteries and spots for seclusion founded by clergymen [Bean 2001:239]. |
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