Myra
Local name: Μύρα
Located in Demre İlçesi, Antalya Province Coordinates: 36°15′32″ N 29°59′05″ E
- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
About Myra
Myra is a village. Location: Demre İlçesi, Antalya Province. Elevation: 34 m.
Myra (; Ancient Greek: Μύρα, romanized: Mýra) was a city in Lycia in what is today Turkey. The city was probably founded by Lycians, and was located on the river Myros (Ancient Greek: Μύρος; Turkish: Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between the Massikytos range (Ancient Greek: Μασσικυτός; Turkish: Alaca Dağ) and the Aegean Sea. By the 3rd century BC, the city was Hellenized. Following the wars of the diadochi the area came under the loose control of the Ptolemies, the Seleucids, and finally the Romans.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Demre, 2 km S
- 12 sights and natural places within 10 km Dikmen Deresi, Myra
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Myra Historic site, Demre İlçesi1.1 km W
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Dikmen Deresi River, Antalya Province0.9 km N
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Saint Nicholas Kilisesi Attraction, Demre İlçesi1.7 km S
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Karacaviran Deresi River, Antalya Province3 km E
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Demre Deresi River, Antalya Province3.7 km SE
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Demre Kuş Cenneti Natural site, Antalya Province4.4 km SW
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