Güvercin Adası

Güvercin Adası is an island in Antalya Province, Turkey. Güvercin Adası is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Myra, as well as near the suburb Beymelek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Andriaca and St. Nicholas.

Andriaca

Photo: Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Andriake or Andriaca was an ancient city and the port of the ancient town of Myra in Lycia. It is in the modern Demre district of Antalya Province, in south-western Turkey. The site has a museum.

St. Nicholas

Museum

Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Nicholas Church is an ancient East Roman basilica church in the ancient city of Myra which had been in use until the local Greeks had to leave in 1922, and is now a museum located in modern Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. St. Nicholas is situated 3 km north of Güvercin Adası.

Sura

Archaeological site

Sura or Soura was a town of ancient Lycia, noted for its oracle of Apollo. Its site is located near Yuva Koyu in modern Asiatic Turkey. Sura is situated 3½ km northwest of Güvercin Adası.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Demre and Beymelek.

Demre

Photo: Hispalois, Public domain.

Demre is a town in Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a population of 27,700 in 2022. It stands over the ruins of ancient Myra, where Saint Nicholas was bishop in the 4th century AD.

Beymelek

Suburb

Beymelek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,708. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Beymelek is situated 4½ km northeast of Güvercin Adası.

Gürses

Village

Gürses is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 383. Gürses is situated 6 km northwest of Güvercin Adası.

Güvercin Adası

Type: Island
Also known as: “Guvercin Adasi”
Category: landform
Location: Antalya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

36.22° or 36° 13′ 12″ north

Longitude

29.97278° or 29° 58′ 22″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

8G8F6X9F+X4

GeoNames ID

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