Xanthos theater
Xanthos theater is a theater building in Kaş İlçesi, Antalya Province. Xanthos theater is situated nearby to Harpy Tomb, as well as near the ruins Lycian acropolis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kınık and Harpy Tomb.
Kınık
Photo: Nikolas lloyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Harpy Tomb
Tomb
Nereid Monument
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 250 metres southeast of Xanthos theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kınık and Çavdır.
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.
Çavdır
Village
Çavdır is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,830. Çavdır is situated 3 km east of Xanthos theater.
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. Karadere is situated 4½ km west of Xanthos theater.
Xanthos theater
- Type: Theater building
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Kaş İlçesi, Antalya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.35653° or 36° 21′ 24″ northLongitude
29.3183° or 29° 19′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G8F9849+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 437018388OpenStreetMap feature
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