Myra
Myra (Ancient Greek: Μύρα, Mýra) was a Lycian, then ancient Greek, then Greco-Roman, then Byzantine Greek, then Ottoman town in Lycia, which became the small Turkish town of Kale, renamed Demre in 2005, in the present-day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was founded on the river Myros (Ancient Greek: Μύρος; Turkish: Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
Μύρα (in Ancient Greek) | |
The theatre of Myra, with the rock-cut tombs of the ancient Lycian necropolis on the cliff in the background. | |
Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey |
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| Region | Lycia |
| Coordinates | 36°15′33″N 29°59′07″E |
| Type | Settlement |
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