Kekova
Kekova is a small Turkish island near Demre district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy and Üçağız. Kekova has an area of 4.5 km2 and is uninhabited. It was known as Dolichiste in antiquity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: island off the southwestern coast of Turkey
- Also known as: “Dolichiste”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teimiussa.
Teimiussa
Ruins
Photo: Paris 15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teimiussa, also spelt Teimioussa or Timiussa, also known as Tristomon, was a port town of ancient Lycia, near the ancient settlement Tyberissus. The name is not attested in history, but is derived from epigraphic and other evidence. Teimiussa is situated 2 km northwest of Kekova.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaleköy and Kaleüçağız.
Kaleköy
Neighborhood
Photo: Kurt Basis, CC BY 3.0.
Kaleköy 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, and can be reached by sea or on foot from Üçağız.
Kaleüçağız
Village
Kaleüçağız is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 517.
Çevreli
Village
Çevreli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 786. Çevreli is situated 4½ km northwest of Kekova.
Kekova
- Categories: island, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Antalya Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kekova” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيكوفا”
- Azerbaijani: “Kekova adası”
- Catalan: “Kekova”
- Cebuano: “Kekova Adası”
- Dutch: “Kekova”
- French: “Apollonie de Lycie”
- French: “Kekova”
- German: “Kekova”
- Greek: “Κέκοβα”
- Hebrew: “קקובה”
- Italian: “Kekova”
- Japanese: “ケコヴァ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kekova”
- Persian: “ککووا”
- Russian: “Каравола”
- Russian: “Кекова”
- Slovenian: “Otok Kekova”
- Spanish: “Kekova”
- Turkish: “Doliche”
- Turkish: “Dolichiste”
- Turkish: “Kekova”
- Ukrainian: “Кекова”
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