Olympos

Olympus

Ὄλυμπος
Ruins of Olympus
Shown within Turkey
Location	Çıralı, Antalya Province, Turkey
Region	Lycia
Coordinates	36°23′48″N 30°28′23″E / 36.39667°N 30.47306°E / 36.39667; 30.47306
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Ownership	Public
Website	Olympus Archaeological Site (in Turkish)

Olympus or Olympos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος, Ólympos; Latin: Olympus) was a city in ancient Lycia. It was situated in a river valley near the coast. Its ruins are located south of the modern town Çıralı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province, southwestern Turkey. Together with the sites of the ancient cities Phaselis and Idyros it is part of the Olympos Beydaglari National Park. The perpetual gas fires at Yanartaş are found a few kilometers to the northwest of the site.