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🏛️ Limyra-Myra
Ancient Lycian port city with rock-cut tombs and Byzantine structures


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 03:20
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Demre district, Antalya Province, southwestern Türkiye
  • Period: Lycian (5th century BCE) through Byzantine era
  • Notable feature: Distinctive rock-cut tomb facades carved into cliff faces
  • UNESCO: Part of the Lycian Way cultural landscape; adjacent to Demre town

Limyra, also known as Myra, was a major port city of the ancient Lycian League on the Mediterranean ...

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