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Daskyleion Ancient City

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Daskyleion Ancient City

Bandırma, Balıkesir

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The seat of the Persian Empire's satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia, on a mound by Kuş Gölü (Lake Kuş) in Ergili.

Safety warning

Do not enter the excavation area without permission.

Its story

Daskyleion stands on a mound overlooking Kuş Gölü (Lake Kuş) in the Ergili neighborhood of Bandırma. It is said to take its name from Daskylos, father of the Lydian king Gyges; after 547 BC it became the seat of the Persian Empire's satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia. Rediscovered in 1952, the city has been excavated to reveal palace buildings, sanctuaries and Persian-period funerary stelae with reliefs. The mound offers a wide view of Kuş Gölü and the surrounding plain.

Key facts

Period
Bronze Age – Hellenistic
Admission
Excavation site

Trip purpose

  • Photography
  • Quiet

Location

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40.13219, 28.05217

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daskileion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dascylium