Aperlae

36.15861111111129.783611111111Koordinaten: 36 ° 10 ' N, 29 ° 47'

Aperlai (Greek Ἀπέρλαι ) was an ancient coastal city in today's Sıcak İskelesi in Turkey in the Anatolian countryside Lycia.

Little is known about the history of the city. The oldest coins of the city date from the 5th century BC Literary mentions there is only from the Roman Empire, was in the province of Lycia et Pamphylia Aperlai and with the neighboring towns of Apollonia, Isinda and Simena was formed a sympolity. 141/142 AD, the city suffered damage from a major earthquake and received support for reconstruction by Opramoas of Rhodiapolis. Around the year 240 Aperlai coined its own money again.

In late antiquity, the city was the seat of a bishop; to the diocese goes back today Roman Catholic titular Aperlae.

The Roman Iron Age city wall, two churches from the early Byzantine period and a necropolis east of the city have been preserved.