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City of the Clouds- Selgessos Discover Selgessos, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey, rich in history and cultural significance – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Aways surf my website: www.Doctorharold.com In 1706, Paul Lucas, on a mission for Louis XIV, travelled to southwest Turkey and discovered the mountain ruins of Sagalassos. Since 1990, Sagalassos has become a large-scale, interdisciplinary excavation of the Catholic University of Leuven, directed by Marc Waelkens. We are now exposing the monumental city centre and have completed or nearly completed four major restoration projects there. Before I explored the Roman Empire city of Zeugma and the remarkable archaeological artefacts that were uncovered, I now focus on another significant site in southwestern Turkey: Sagalassos, also known as Selgessos, located in the Burdur Province. This site stands out as one of the best- preserved ancient cities in Asia Minor and has rightfully earned its place on Turkey’s tentative UNESCO ...