St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas Church is an ancient East Roman basilica church in the ancient city of , now a museum located in modern , , .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ancient East Roman basilica church
  • Also known as: “St. Nicholas basilica, Myra” and “St. Nicholas Church, Demre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Myra and Andriaca.

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is situated 1½ km north of St. Nicholas.

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Andriake or was an ancient city and the port of the ancient town of in . It is in the modern district of , in south-western Turkey. The site has a museum. is situated 3½ km southwest of St. Nicholas.

Archaeological site
or Soura was a town of ancient Lycia, noted for its oracle of Apollo. Its site is located near Yuva Koyu in modern . is situated 3½ km west of St. Nicholas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beymelek and Köşkerler.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,708. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 3 km east of St. Nicholas.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,282. is 3 kilometres from the town of Demre. is situated 4 km north of St. Nicholas.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 383. is situated 5 km northwest of St. Nicholas.

St. Nicholas

Latitude
36.24475° or 36° 14′ 41″ north
Longitude
29.98547° or 29° 59′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G8F6XVP+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1418062505
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3671440
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“St. Nicholas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس نقولا”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉大教堂, 米拉”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉教堂, 代姆雷”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉教堂, 米拉”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Dutch: “St. Nicholas Church, Demre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس نقولا”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas de Myre”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas de Myre”
  • German: “Nikolaus-Kirche in Myra”
  • German: “Nikolaus-Kirche”
  • German: “St.-Nikolaus-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου, Μύρα”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom (Demre)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Николай шіркеуі (Демре)”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Николай шіркеуі”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Свети Никола“ - Демре”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت نیکلاس (دمره)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت نیکلاس”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Mikołaja w Demre”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая (Демре)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Nikolaja, Demre”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Nikolaos”
  • Turkish: “Noel Baba Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Руїни церкви Святого Миколая”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Миколая (Демре)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Миколая”

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