Myra
Myra was a city in Lycia in what is today Turkey. The city was probably founded by Lycians, and was located on the river Myros, in the fertile alluvial plain between the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
- Abandoned locality
- …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
- …is also known as “Mint of Myra”
- Description: ancient city of Lycia in modern-day Turkey
Places of Interest
Highlights include Myra and St. Nicholas.
Sura
Archaeological site
Sura or Soura was a town of ancient Lycia, noted for its oracle of Apollo. Sura is situated 4 km southwest of Myra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Köşkerler and Beymelek.
Köşkerler
Village
Köşkerler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Köşkerler is situated 2½ km northeast of Myra.
Beymelek
Suburb
Beymelek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Beymelek is situated 3½ km southeast of Myra.
Gürses
Village
Gürses is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Gürses is situated 4 km west of Myra.
Myra
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Latitude
36.259° or 36° 15′ 32″ north
Longitude
29.98474° or 29° 59′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G8F7X5M+JV
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Myra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميرا”
- Azerbaijani: “Mira”
- Belarusian: “Міра”
- Breton: “Mira”
- Bulgarian: “Мира (град)”
- Bulgarian: “Мира”
- Catalan: “Mira”
- Chinese: “米拉_”
- Chinese: “米拉”
- Croatian: “Mira (Turska)”
- Croatian: “Mira”
- Czech: “Demre”
- Czech: “Myra”
- Danish: “Myra”
- Dutch: “Demre”
- Dutch: “Myra (plaats)”
- Dutch: “Myra”
- Esperanto: “Mira”
- Finnish: “Myra (Lyykia)”
- Finnish: “Myra”
- French: “Myra”
- French: “Myre”
- Galician: “Myra”
- Georgian: “მირა”
- German: “Myra”
- Greek: “Μύρα”
- Hebrew: “מירה”
- Hungarian: “Müra”
- Indonesian: “Myra”
- Irish: “Míora”
- Italian: “Myra”
- Japanese: “マイラ”
- Japanese: “ミュラ”
- Japanese: “ミラ”
- Javanese: “Myra”
- Korean: “뮈라”
- Latin: “Myra”
- Luxembourgish: “Demre”
- Luxembourgish: “Mira”
- Luxembourgish: “Myra”
- Luxembourgish: “Myre”
- Marathi: “मायरा”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Myra i Lykia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Myra i Tyrkia”
- Persian: “میرا”
- Polish: “Mira”
- Polish: “Myra”
- Portuguese: “Mira”
- Romanian: “Myra”
- Russian: “Мира”
- Russian: “Миры Ликийские”
- Serbian: “Мира”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mira”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Myra”
- Slovenian: “Mira, Likija”
- Slovenian: “Mira”
- Spanish: “Mira”
- Spanish: “Myra”
- Swedish: “Myra”
- Turkish: “Demre”
- Turkish: “Mira”
- Turkish: “Myra”
- Ukrainian: “Мира місто”
- Ukrainian: “Мира”
- Ukrainian: “Мири Лікійські”
- Ukrainian: “Міра місто”
- Ukrainian: “Міра”
- Western Armenian: “Միրա”
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