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A Port City on the Mediterranean Coast The ancient city of Phaselis is located on a small peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea, within the Kemer district of Antalya. According to legend, seafarers from Rhodes discovered the site in the 7th century BCE. During trade with the local population, the answer “fish” to the question “corn or fish?” became the origin story of the city’s founding. Thanks to its strategic location, Phaselis became one of the major trading ports of the ancient wor