Sagalassos Archaeological Site

An ancient city in southwestern Turkey's Burdur Province, situated at 1,450-1,700m altitude in the Western Taurus Mountains. Sagalassos was conquered by Alexander the Great in 333 BC and became the 'first city of Pisidia' under Rome, reaching peak prosperity in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The well-preserved ruins include a 9,000-seat theatre, monumental fountains, colossal baths, and colonnaded streets, with up to 90% of original building elements recoverable during excavations. On the UNESCO Tentative List, it has been excavated since 1990 by the University of Leuven.