Myra
Μύρα (in Ancient Greek)
The theater of Myra, with the rock-cut tombs of the ancient Lycian necropolis on the cliff in the background.
Myra is located in Turkey
Myra
Shown within Turkey
LocationDemre, Antalya Province, Turkey
RegionLycia
Coordinates36°15′33″N 29°59′07″E / 36.25917°N 29.98528°E / 36.25917; 29.98528
TypeSettlement
Cities of ancient Lycia. Red dots: mountain peaks, white dots: ancient cities

Myra (Ancient Greek: Μύρα, Mýra) was a Lycian, then captured by Ancient Greece and lived under their rule, then the Roman Empire and 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.

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