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Güllübahçe | |||||
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| Location: It is situated within the boundaries of the Güllübahçe Town to the southwest of the Söke District in Aydin. |
| Geography and Environment: Priene was founded on the skirt of the Mount Samsun (Mycale). Strabo mentioned Mykale as a mountain full of animals surrounded by trees. The city overlooks a wide and flat plain. The plain once used to be a sea. Strabo mentioned how the alluvial deposits by the Meander River turned Priene into an inland city. Scylax informs that Priene had two harbors. It is known that the Naulochus Harbor, which was a present by Alexander the Great to the city wass within the boundaries of the ancient city of Priene. |
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