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Myra (Lycia)

Myra is an ancient city in Lycia, now Turkey. The place is now called Demre (formerly Kale). Myra is known as a place of pilgrimage because of the then-born Nicholas of Myra (* 280/286 in Patara in Lycia; † 345/351).
History
Myra was since 6 Century BC, one of the six largest cities in the Lycian Federation. […]

Kaş

Kaş is a city in the Turkish province of Antalya and district capital of the same district Kaş.
The town has about 10,000 residents and is wedged between the foothills of the AkDag Mountains (3080m) in the sea about 180 km southwest of Antalya.