Pharax was a town in the borderlands of ancient Isauria and

Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

, inhabited in

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

times. Its site is located near

Göktepe Göktepe (former Fariske) is a belde (town) in Karaman Province, Turkey. Geography Göktepe is a belde (town) in Sarıveliler district which is a part of Karaman Province. At it is a mountain town in the Toros Mountains with an altitude of . ...

, Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Cilicia Populated places in ancient Isauria Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey History of Karaman Province {{Karaman-geo-stub