Letoon Harabeleri

Letoon Harabeleri is a ruin in Seydikemer, Muğla Province. Letoon Harabeleri is situated nearby to the village Karadere, as well as near Kınık.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 110 metres west of Letoon Harabeleri.

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 3½ km northeast of Letoon Harabeleri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karadere and Kınık.