Myra

Myra is an ancient town in Lycia. The small town of Kale (Demre) is near it today. It is in Antalya Province of Turkey. It was on the river Myros (Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.

For the singer, see Myra (singer).
Saint Nicholas of Myra, by Ilya Repin
Roman theatre of Myra, with the rock-cut tombs of the ancient Lycian necropolis on the cliff in the background

Nicholas of Myra (also known as Saint Nicholas) did many things there.


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