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Location:

  • Türkiye, Myra
  • geo:36.257877,29.984709
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • -5xx / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus.

See

  1. Lycian Monuments   https://www.lycianmonuments.com/myra/
  2. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, pp. 120-130

Siehe: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_(Lykien)

http://www.muze.gov.tr/myra-en


Nearby

Myra, Lycian tomb

Lycian tomb

Myra Museum

Myra Museum

Myra

Mitra relief in theatre of Myra.


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