Myra
Myra is an ancient town in Lycia where the small town of Kale (Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey.
Latitude and longitude of Turunçova
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Turunçova is a town in Finike district of Antalya Province, Turkey. At 36°22′N 30°08′E it is situated on Turkish state highway . Distance to Finike is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). The population of Turunçova was 8237 as of 2012. The area around Turunçova was always inhabited during the historical ages and the ancient city Limyra is at the east of Turunçova. In 1956, two former villages named Çavdır and Bağyaka were merged to form the town of Turunçova.
Population: 8,356
Latitude: 36° 22' 8.00" N
Longitude: 30° 08' 15.00" E
Articles of interest in Turunçova
19 Articles of interest near Turunçova, Turkey
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Phaselis (Greek: Φασηλίς) was an ancient Greek and Roman city on the coast of Lycia. Its ruins are located north of the modern town Tekirova in the Kemer district of Antalya Province in Turkey. It lies between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Ol…
Kekova
Kekova, also named Caravola (Lycian: Dolichiste), is a small Turkish island near Demre (Demre is the Lycian town of Myra) district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy (ancient Simena) and Üçağız (ancient Teimioussa).
Battle of the Masts
The Battle of the Masts (Arabic: معركة ذات الصواري, romanized Dhat Al-Sawari) or Battle of Phoenix was a crucial naval battle fought in 655 between the Muslim Arabs, led by Abdullah bin Sa'ad bin Abi'l Sarh and the Byzantine fleet under the personal…
Çıralı
Çıralı is an agricultural village in southwest Turkey, in the Kemer district of Antalya Province.
Arycanda
Arykanda or Arycanda is an ancient Lycian city, built upon five large terraces ascending a mountain slope, located near the small village of Aykiriçay, on the Elmalı-Finike road in Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey.
Aperlae
Aperlae (Ancient Greek: Ἄπερλαι) was a small town on the southern coast of ancient Lycia. It did not play any significant role in history or politics. However, its lifespan of 1,300 years is worth note.
Rhodiapolis
Rhodiapolis (Greek: Ῥοδιάπολις), also known as Rhodia and Rhodiopolis, was an ancient city in Lycia.
Limyra
Limyra (in Greek Λιμύρα) was a small city in Lycia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, on the Limyrus River, and twenty stadia from the mouth of that river.
Kaleköy
Kaleköy (literally "Castle's village" in Turkish; ancient Greek: Σίμηνα - Simena), is a village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey, located between Kaş and Demre, on the Mediterranean coast. Kaleköy faces the island of Kekova, a…
Bridge near Limyra
The Bridge near Limyra (in Turkish: Kırkgöz Kemeri, "Bridge of the Forty Arches") is a late Roman bridge in Lycia, in modern south-west Turkey, and one of the oldest segmented arch bridges in the world. Located near the ancient city of Limyra, it is…
Çayboğazı Dam
Çayboğazı Dam is a dam in Turkey.
Ulupınar, Kemer
Ulupınar is a village situated 30 kilometres from the district centre of Kemer, in Turkey's Antalya Province. It is on the outskirts of the Olympos Valley National Park, famous for its eternal fire, and commands a region of stunning natural beauty. …
Dolichiste
Doliche or Dolichiste (see List of Lycian place names, Greek: Δολίχη or Δολιχίστη; Eth. Δολιχεύς or Δολιχίστης) was an island noted by ancient geographers in the Mediterranean Sea off the Lycian coast, in Asia Minor, now called Kekova Adası (or Kaka…
Alakır Dam
Alakır Dam is a dam in Antalya Province, Turkey, built between 1967-1971. The dam creates a lake which is 4.28 km ² and irrigates 3263 hectares.
Karaagaç, Kumluca
Karaagaç, Kumluca is a village in the District of Kumluca, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Beycik
Beycik may refer to the following places in Turkey:
Olympos (Lycia)
Olympos (Greek: Ὄλυμπος; Latin: Olympus) was an ancient city in Lycia. It was situated in a river valley near the coast. Its ruins are located south of the modern town Çıralı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Together with the sit…