Isaura_Palaea
Isaura Palaea
Roman and Byzantine era town in southern Turkey
Isaura Palaea (Ancient Greek: Ἴσαυρα Παλαιά, romanized: Isaura Palaia), in Latin Isaura Vetus, both meaning 'Old Isaura', and perhaps identical to Isauropolis,[1] was a Roman and Byzantine era town in southern Turkey.[2] The city has been identified with modern Zengibar Kalesi, Bozkır, Konya Province.[3]
In antiquity the city was in Isauria (Ἰσαυρία) district[4] of Lycaonia in today's southern Turkey (modern Konya Province). Its site is identified as near Bozkır.[1][5]