Araxa

Araxa was a city of ancient Lycia, according to Alexander Polyhistor, in the second book of his Lyciaca. Ptolemy places it near . It is located at a place called , near , on the upper portion of the Xanthus River.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Lycia, in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Araxa (?)” and “Mint of Araxa (?)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ören.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,641. It is the site of the ancient city of Araxa.

Araxa

Latitude
36.74591° or 36° 44′ 45″ north
Longitude
29.36889° or 29° 22′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G8FP9W9+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183321137
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mound
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q626773
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Araxa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Araxa”
  • Dutch: “Araxa”
  • French: “Araxa”
  • German: “Araxa”
  • Irish: “Araxa”
  • Spanish: “Araxa”
  • Turkish: “Araksa”
  • Turkish: “Araththi”
  • Turkish: “Araxa”

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