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Panamara

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
37.268, 28.099
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: religious centre in ancient Caria

History

Panamara was a prominent religious centre in ancient Caria. It was the centre of worship for the local god Zeus Panamaros. It was governed by a koinon called Panamareis (Παναμαρεῖς), which was subsumed into the polis ('city-state') of Stratonicea in the Hellenistic period.

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