Chimaera flames
Yanartaş is a geographical feature near the Olympos valley and national park in Antalya Province in southwestern Turkey. It is the site of dozens of small fires which burn constantly from vents in the rocks on the side of the mountain.Photo: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: geographical feature in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey
- Also known as: “Yanartaş”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çıralı and Ulupınar.
Çıralı
Neighborhood
Photo: Durmuscesur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Çıralı is an agricultural village in southwest Turkey, in the Kemer district of Antalya Province. It is walking distance from the ancient ruins of Olympos and Chimaera permanent gas vents, located in the ancient Lycia region of Anatolia. Çıralı is situated 3½ km southeast of Chimaera flames.
Ulupınar
Village
Ulupınar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,315. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district centre of Kemer. Ulupınar is situated 3½ km northwest of Chimaera flames.
Yazır
Village
Yazır is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kumluca, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,120. Yazır is situated 6 km southwest of Chimaera flames.
Chimaera flames
- Categories: geographical feature and tourism
- Location: Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.4315° or 36° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
30.45601° or 30° 27′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G8GCFJ4+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 238778994OpenStreetMap feature
natural=eternal_flameOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3068034
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Chimaera flames” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “يانارتاش”
- Arabic: “يانارطاش”
- Arabic: “يانراتس”
- Arabic: “ينار طاش”
- Arabic: “ينارتاش”
- Arabic: “ينارطاش”
- French: “Yanartaş”
- German: “Brennender Berg Chimaera”
- German: “Yanartaş”
- Greek: “Γιαναρτάς”
- Japanese: “Yanartaş山”
- Japanese: “ヤナルタシュ”
- Polish: “Yanartaş”
- Portuguese: “Yanartaş”
- Russian: “Верхние огни Химеры”
- Russian: “Янарташ”
- Serbian: “Јанартас”
- Spanish: “Yanartaş”
- Turkish: “Chiemera”
- Turkish: “Chimaera”
- Turkish: “Chimera”
- Turkish: “Kimera”
- Turkish: “Yanar taş”
- Turkish: “Yanartaş”
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