Nymphaeum
Nymphaeum is a ruins in Seydikemer, Muğla Province. Nymphaeum is situated nearby to The Temple of Leto, as well as near The Temple of Artemis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Letoon and Nereid Monument.
Letoon
Archaeological site
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 150 metres northeast of Nymphaeum.
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 Nymphaeum.
Harpy Tomb
Tomb
The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Harpy Tomb is situated 4 km northeast of Nymphaeum.
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 northeast of Nymphaeum.
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 4 km southeast of Nymphaeum.
Nymphaeum
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Seydikemer, Muğla Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.33051° or 36° 19′ 50″ northLongitude
29.28823° or 29° 17′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8G8F87JQ+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 1024659559OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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