Kitanaura Antik Kenti

Kitanaura was an ancient city in Lycia [1]. Its ruins are located near Saraycık, a small village in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province [1]. The history of the city is largely unknown because it was not mentioned by any ancient author [1]. The earliest phase of the city's walls dates to the Hellenistic period, with the last phase dating to the Byzantine period [1]. Because of the five churches which have been identified the city likely became more important with the spread of Christianity in Late Antiquity [1]. T. A. B. Spratt visited the site for two days in 1842 to copy inscriptions and drew a plan [1]. A 1998 study of coins in the Antalya Museum led to the identification of the name of Kitanaura [1]. The acropolis of Kitanaura was located on a hill extending in an east–west direction and surrounded by remains of structures to its south and west [1].