Lycia
geopolitical region in Anatolia
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Summary
Lycia is a landscape[1]. Lycia ranks in the top 2% of landscape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,913 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mediterranean Region[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5]
- Named after: Lycus[6]
- Location: Asia Minor[7]
- Commons category: Lycia[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Anatolia[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lycia[10]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[18], Pauly–Wissowa[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q32646691[20]
- Category of associated people: Q32646694[21]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lycia[22]
Why It Matters
Lycia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Lycia is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]