Pamphylia (Παμφυλία) | |
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Ancient Region of Anatolia | |
![]() Ruins of the main street in Perga, capital of Pamphylia | |
Location | Southern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) |
State existed: | - |
Nation | Pamphylians, Pisidians, Greeks |
Historical capitals | Perga (Aksu), Attaleia (Antalya) |
Roman province | Pamphylia |
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Pamphylia (/pæmˈfɪliə/; Ancient Greek: Παμφυλία, Pamphylía) was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the north by Pisidia and was therefore a country of small extent, having a coast-line of only about 120 km (75 miles) with a breadth of about 50 km (30 miles). Under the Roman administration the term Pamphylia was extended so as to include Pisidia and the whole tract up to the frontiers of Phrygia and Lycaonia, and in this wider sense it is employed by Ptolemy.[1]