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ancient sites, it is probable that the dwelling- 

 houses were constructed formerly as they are 

 now. 



Part of our stay at Balbura was spent explor- 

 ing the valley, and visiting a small lake called 

 Yazeer Gule, which proved to be separated from 

 Lake Caralitis and the plain of Soo-ood by a 

 hilly tract of only three or four miles. Not far 

 from it is a village of stone-built houses, called 

 Tchobansah, inhabited throughout the year, which 

 is also the case with Tremeely. In this village 

 are a few ancient fragments ; it might have been 

 a dependancy of Balbura : by it passes a road to 

 Gule-Hissar, which was probably the route taken 

 by Sir C. Fellows on his journey from Almalee 

 to Denizlee, as he did not fall in with Balbura. 



Balbura was the most elevated city in Lycia, 

 the Acropolis hill being about three hundred 

 feet above the plain of Katara, which is four 

 thousand five hundred feet above the level of 

 the sea. Consequently, though a cold residence 

 in winter, it must have had a delightful climate 

 during the summer, which, with the fertility of 

 the neighbouring country, the abundant supply 

 of water, and its position by the high road to 

 Cibyra, fully account for its having been se- 



