Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Year Taken |
Turkey |
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Bodrum |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05020.jpg) |
Site of the tomb of Mausolus (the Mausoleum), one of the wonders of the ancient world. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bodrum |
Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05021.jpg) |
The beautiful Blue Coast near Bodrum. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bodrum |
Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63668.jpg) |
The fertile hills come down to the sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bodrum |
Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63669.jpg) |
View to the Greek islands. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63670.jpg) |
Milas was founded by the Carians in 7th century BCE. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63671.jpg) |
The town has been ruled by the Lydians, Persians, Romans and Byzantines. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63672.jpg) |
Dry river. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63673.jpg) |
The town was taken over by the Ottomans in 1390. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Ulu Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63675.jpg) |
The Ulu Mosque dates from 1378. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Ulu Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05022.jpg) |
Children at the entrance of the mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63674.jpg) |
Sheltered cafe. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Gumuskasen |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05023.jpg) |
Gumuskasen is a 2nd century Roman tomb modelled on the Mausoleum. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Gumuskasen |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05024.jpg) |
The carved ceiling. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63676.jpg) |
Typical house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Orhan Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05025.jpg) |
The Orhan Bey Mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Milas |
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Orhan Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63677.jpg) |
The mosque dates from 1330. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05026.jpg) |
Fethiye was founded in 400 BCE as a Lycian city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63678.jpg) |
The classical name of the city was Telmessos. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63679.jpg) |
The town is modern. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05027.jpg) |
Fethiye is a modern city dotted with Lycian sarcophagi. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63680.jpg) |
Sarcophagi are found all over the city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63681.jpg) |
Ruins from the Lycian era. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63682.jpg) |
The Lycian ruins are in the hills above the city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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Temple of Amyntas |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05028.jpg) |
The 20m high Temple of Amyntas is carved in the hills overlooking Fethiye. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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Temple of Amyntas |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63683.jpg) |
The entrance to the temple. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63684.jpg) |
The rock face is dotted with carved temples. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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Carved temples on the rock face. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05029.jpg) |
Carved rock temples and a sarcophagus. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
Beach |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63686.jpg) |
The beach. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
Beach |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05030.jpg) |
The beach at Oludeniz is an isolated cove near Fethiye. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
Beach |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05031.jpg) |
The cove is set among forested hills. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
Beach |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63692.jpg) |
The lagoon is calm as it is sheltered from the sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00517.jpg) |
The bay of Oludeniz on Turkey's south west coast. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63687.jpg) |
The lagoon. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63688.jpg) |
Reeds. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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The region is picturesque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63690.jpg) |
Picnic table by the lagoon. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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Oludeniz means "Dead Sea" in Turkish but the lagoon is not lifeless. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63697.jpg) |
The lagoon is famous for its turquois waters. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63693.jpg) |
The quiet lagoon. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63694.jpg) |
View out to sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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The lagoon is calm even during storms. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63696.jpg) |
View across the lagoon. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63698.jpg) |
Forested hill reaching to the sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Fethiye |
Oludeniz |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63699.jpg) |
Sailing. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63700.jpg) |
St Nicholas Church dominates the town of Demre. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05032.jpg) |
The church dates from the 5th century. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63701.jpg) |
Statue of St Nicholas. Nicholas was a 5th century bishop who used to secretly leave money for poor girls' dowries. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63702.jpg) |
Floor mosaic. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05033.jpg) |
Frescos. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63703.jpg) |
Stonework. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
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St Nicholas Church |
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Wall carvings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
Myra |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00833.jpg) |
Rock tombs dating from 540 BCE at the Lycian city of Myra. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
Myra |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05036.jpg) |
Free standing rock tomb. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
Myra |
Theatre |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05034.jpg) |
Graeco-Roman theatre. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
Myra |
Theatre |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63705.jpg) |
Rock tombs above the theatre. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Demre |
Myra |
Theatre |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05035.jpg) |
Theatrical carvings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05037.jpg) |
The Bey Mountains in southern Turkey. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63706.jpg) |
The region is close to the southern coast of Turkey. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63707.jpg) |
The spectacular Bey Mountains. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Farms. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Spectacular mountain scenery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00860.jpg) |
The Blue Coast and the Bey Mountains of southern Turkey. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63710.jpg) |
The mountains reach down to the sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63711.jpg) |
View of the arid Blue Coast. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63712.jpg) |
Sand banks. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Blue Coast |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63713.jpg) |
The sweep of the Blue Coast. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05038.jpg) |
The forested Bey Mountains near Antalya. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Fertile valley overlooked by the mountains. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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Farmland. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63716.jpg) |
Forested hills. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Bey Mountains |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63717.jpg) |
The coastal highway near Antalya. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63718.jpg) |
Antalya is a city on the south coast. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05039.jpg) |
The city was founded in the 3rd century BCE. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63719.jpg) |
The city was founded by the Lycians and was later Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63720.jpg) |
The Roman city is mentioned in the New Testament. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63721.jpg) |
View over the old city. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63722.jpg) |
The 13th century Yivli Minaret dates from the 13th century. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00881.jpg) |
The Yivli (Grooved) Minaret, dating from the 13th century, is the symbol of Antalya. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63723.jpg) |
The minaret is fluted and made of brick. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63725.jpg) |
The original Byzantine church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63724.jpg) |
The minaret was added to a Byzantine church converting it into a mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05042.jpg) |
Two muezzin (men who call Muslims to prayer) in the garden of a mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63727.jpg) |
The interior. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63726.jpg) |
The domes of the mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04899.jpg) |
Ottoman house in the old city. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63728.jpg) |
Ottoman houses have overhanging balconies. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63729.jpg) |
Narrow street. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63730.jpg) |
Kesik Minare is a topless minaret from a mosque dating from the 1500s. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63731.jpg) |
Traditional houses. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63732.jpg) |
An art gallery in a former Byzantine church. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04900.jpg) |
Ruins of a 2nd century Roman temple converted to a Byzantine church (6th century) and into a Seljuk mosque (13th century) and a Cypriot church (1361). |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63733.jpg) |
Pastel coloured Ottoman house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63734.jpg) |
Ottoman house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63735.jpg) |
A Celjuk style minaret. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Hadrian's Gate |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04901.jpg) |
Hadrian's Gate was built in 130 after a visit by the emperor. It is the entrance to the old city. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Hadrian's Arch |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63736.jpg) |
The ceiling of the Arch. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63737.jpg) |
The clocktower. |
2006 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63738.jpg) |
House with garden. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63739.jpg) |
The city walls. |
1986 |