Bükçeğiz
Bükçeğiz is a locality in Seydikemer, Muğla Province. Bükçeğiz is situated nearby to the locality Tümtün, as well as near the village Karadere.| 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.
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 4 km northeast of Bükçeğiz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karadere and Kınık.
Karadere
Village
Karadere is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Seydikemer, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,125. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
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. Kınık is situated 3½ km east of Bükçeğiz.
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 5 km southeast of Bükçeğiz.
Bükçeğiz
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Buekcegiz”
- Location: Seydikemer, Muğla Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.33987° or 36° 20′ 24″ northLongitude
29.2813° or 29° 16′ 53″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G8F87QJ+WGGeoNames ID
320417
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In Other Languages
“Bükçeğiz” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Bükçeğiz”
- Turkish: “Bulmaç”
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