Eşen Ovası
Eşen Ovası is a plain in Turkey. Eşen Ovası is situated nearby to the village Kınık, as well as near Kumluova.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kınık and Letoon.
Kınık
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Kınık is a town in Lycia, the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The reason to visit is the ancient Lycian sites of Xanthos and Letoon, both inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Kınık had a population of 6120 in 2022.
Letoon
Archaeological site
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Letoon or Letoum in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey, was a sanctuary of Leto located 4 kilometres south of the ancient city of Xanthos, to which it was closely associated, and along the Xanthos River. Letoon is situated 4 km west of Eşen Ovası.
Nereid Monument
Monument
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The Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in Lycia, close to present-day Fethiye in Mugla Province, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BC as a tomb for Arbinas, the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia under the Achaemenid Empire. Nereid Monument is situated 2½ km northwest of Eşen Ovası.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kınık and Ova.
Kınık
Village
Kınık is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,120. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Ova
Village
Ova is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,780. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Ova is situated 3 km south of Eşen Ovası.
Çavdır
Village
Çavdır is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,830. Çavdır is situated 4 km northeast of Eşen Ovası.
Eşen Ovası
- Type: Plain
- Also known as: “Esen Ovasi”
- Category: landform
- Location: Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.33333° or 36° 20′ northLongitude
29.33333° or 29° 20′ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8G8F88MM+88GeoNames ID
315311
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