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Kandyba
Background
Kandyba or Candyba (Hittite: Hinduwa, Lycian: Xākbi, Ancient Greek: Κάνδυβα, Latin: Candyba) was an ancient settlement in Lycia, in modern-day Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The modern Turkish village next to the ruins of ancient Kandyba is named Çataloluk. The ancient settlement is set on a hilltop high above the plain of Kasaba, 13 kilometres north of Kaş. The modern village is located to the south of the ruins.
In antiquity, Candyba was one of the smaller cities of Lycia, but was an independent polis with voting rights in the Lycian League and minted its own coins. Some of the rock tombs are beautifully executed. One perfect inscription in Lycian characters was found. A coin procured on the spot from the peasantry had the letters KAND on it.
