myra
Myra is an ancient city of Lycia, located in what is now the Demre district of Antalya Province in southwestern Turkey. It lay on the Mediterranean coast and developed as a major Lycian and later Roman and Byzantine urban center. The site includes a Roman-period theater, a well-preserved acropolis, and numerous rock-cut tombs carved into the cliffs overlooking the Myros River. Nearby Andriake was the harbor of Myra and served as an important commercial and administrative center in antiquity.
During the Hellenistic and Roman eras, Myra grew as a regional hub within Lycia and later the
In the modern era, the ancient ruins of Myra lie near the town of Demre. The site