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Akyaka, Turkey - August 14, 2018 : People are taking tour on Azmak River in Akyaka Village
Kaleköy-Simena is a village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey, located between Kaş and Demre, on the Mediterranean coast. The village lies amidst a Lycian necropolis, which is partially sunken underwater.
Daily boat tours.
Sunken ruins in Kekova island of Dolichiste ancient Lycian town facing Kaleköy-ancient Simena destroyed by an earthquake in AD.141-rebuilt and lasting until the Byzantine era. Antalya prov.-Turkey.
Summer, Castle, Old Ruin, Turkey - Middle East, Antalya Province
Azmak River view in Akyaka Village
Azmak River view in Akyaka Village
Simena is a popular Lycian site, situated upon one of the most attractive spots of the Turkish coast. The name "Kekova" is Turkish for "plain of thyme" and describes the region
Top down bird's eye view of Ancient Lycian submerged sunken city of Kekova, Turkey
Sarcophagus in water at the Necropolis of Kalekoy - Ancient Simena.
Akyaka, Turkey - August 14, 2018 : People are taking tour on Azmak River in Akyaka Village
There are many beautiful beaches at Mediterranean coast of Turkey
Kekova bay from Antalya province / Turkey.
Kalekoy this is located on the rocky south coast and the sunken remains of ancient Simena,
Kalekoy, Antalya, Turkey - August 14, 2021. The village of Kalekoy along the Mediterranean coast in the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey. The village is only accessibly by boat and on foot. View with touring boats in the foreground, commercial properties, and ruins of a Byzantine castle at the top of a hill.
Kekova is a small, quaint rocky island off the coast of Kaleköy and Üçağız near Demre district of Antalya.
Turquoise Coast with Tourists and Yachts
Aerial view of Sunken city in Kekova, Antalya. After the Italian occupation of Kastelorizo, Kekova — which at that time was temporarily inhabited during summer because of wood harvest — was disputed between Italy and Turkey. The 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey assigned it to Turkey. On its northern side there are the partly sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe, an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century. Rebuilt and still flourishing during the Byzantine Empire period, it was finally abandoned because of Arab incursions. Tersane (meaning "dockyard", as its bay was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard, with the ruins of a Byzantine church) is at the northwest of the island. The Kekova region was declared a specially protected area on 18 January 1990 by Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest. All kinds of diving and swimming were prohibited and subject to special permits from governmental offices. In later years the prohibition has been lifted except for the part where the sunken city is.
Kalekoy, Antalya, Turkey - August 14, 2021. Semi-submerged Lycian sarcophagus tomb by the shore of Kalekoy village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey.
Kalekoy, Antalya, Turkey - August 14, 2021. Mediterranean coastline in the Kekova region of Antalya province in Turkey, with a turing single-mast gulet boat.
Seaside town Akyaka, Ula district of Mugla province in southwestern Turkey.
Kekova, also named Caravola, is a small Turkish island near Demre (Demre is the Lycian town of Myra) district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy (ancient Simena) and Üçağız (ancient Teimioussa). Kekova has an area of 4.5 km2 (2 sq mi) and is uninhabited.
Cinar Beach is populer tourist attraction in Turkey
Aerial view of Sunken city in Kekova, Antalya. After the Italian occupation of Kastelorizo, Kekova — which at that time was temporarily inhabited during summer because of wood harvest — was disputed between Italy and Turkey. The 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey assigned it to Turkey. On its northern side there are the partly sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe, an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century. Rebuilt and still flourishing during the Byzantine Empire period, it was finally abandoned because of Arab incursions. Tersane (meaning "dockyard", as its bay was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard, with the ruins of a Byzantine church) is at the northwest of the island. The Kekova region was declared a specially protected area on 18 January 1990 by Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest. All kinds of diving and swimming were prohibited and subject to special permits from governmental offices. In later years the prohibition has been lifted except for the part where the sunken city is.
Kaleköy (literally "Castle's village" in Turkish; Ancient Greek: Σίμηνα - Simena) is a village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey, located between Kaş and Demre, on the Mediterranean coast. Kaleköy faces the island of Kekova, and can be reached by sea or on foot from Üçağız. The village lies amidst a Lycian necropolis, which is partially sunken underwater. Kaleköy is overlooked by a Byzantine castle, built in the Middle Ages to fight the pirates who nested in Kekova. The castle contains a small theatre. Kaleköy is a popular yachting destination.
Campground in Akyaka Mugla seaside
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Aerial view of a speed boat in Antalya-Kekova.
Gökova Korfezi - Marmaris - Turkey
Kalekoy view in Kekova Gulf. Kekova is popular tourist destination in Turkey.
Akyaka, Turkey - August 14, 2018 : People are riding kitesurfing in Gokova Gulf of Turkey.
Kekova from Kas, Antalya / Turkey
Coast of Kekova island with visible underwater structures of the Sunken City, in Antalya Province of Turkey. The sunken ruins refer to Dolchiste, an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century.
Azmak, Akyaka, Mugla / Turkey - Famous small town cruise on boats in Azmak River in Akyaka, Mugla, Turkey
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Akyaka, Turkey - August 13, 2018 : Traditional Akyaka Houses view in Akyaka Village of Turkey.
Hamidiye, Antalya, Turkey - August 14, 2021. Hamidiye Bay in Kekova region of Antalya province of Turkey, with Turkish flags and texts Hamidiye and How happy is the one who says I am a Turk! in Turkish written on the rocks. The bay has a historical feature as Hamidiye Battle Cruiser, which set sail from Canakkale on January 13, 1913 during the Balkan War and earned its captain-commander Huseyin Rauf Orbay the titles of The first captain-commander who executed a raid campaign in the history and Hero of Hamidiye by sailing 11.500 miles for 7 months and 24 days without any repair; anchored here on the way to Aegean Sea from Beirut on the dates of January 25-26, 1913 for two days in order to rest, clean its boilers and trick the enemy. The height of the island created a natural and hidden shelter by preventing the Hamidiye Cruisers masts from being seen.
Kaleköy-Simena is a village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey, located between Kaş and Demre, on the Mediterranean coast. The village lies amidst a Lycian necropolis, which is partially sunken underwater.
Muğla Turkey - 06/29/2023 Muğla Akyaka Azmak River Boat Tours
Travel and tourist attractions at Kekova island, Turkey. beautiful view of seascape from Kalekoy Village, Demre, View with boat and islands in sea
Holiday city Kekova, Antalya, Turkey.
Turkey, Myra, July 09, 2019: Sunken city off the coast of Turkey - Kekova island.
Daily boat tours.
Tombstones in Kekova, Turkey Lycian sarcophagus tomb near Kalekoy village in Kekova region of Antalya province of Turkey
Akyaka, Turkey - August 14, 2018 : People are riding kitesurfing in Gokova Gulf of Turkey.
A beautiful view from the harbor of Datca, Marmaris, Turkey. Datca is populer tourist destination.