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Tahtalı Dağı
Tahtalı Dağı, also known as Lycian Olympus, is a mountain near Kemer, a seaside resort on the Turkish Riviera in Antalya Province, Turkey. It was known as Olympus (; also transliterated as Olympos) and Phoenicus or Phoinikous () in ancient times. It is part of the Beydağları Coastal National Park. Visitors can ascend the summit with the Olympos Aerial Tram. The Lycian Way long distance trail traverses the mountain. Geography Tahtalı Dağı lies on the east coast of the Beylik of Teke, Teke Peninsula (Lycian Peninsula), dominating the landscape around Kemer. Located between Antalya and Finike and the dominant peak of the mountain range ''Bey Dağları'' (Turkish: ''Bey Mountains''). From it, the start of the Taurus Mountains can be seen. Its close proximity to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea also make it visible from afar to mariners. It is the highest mountain in the Beydağları Coastal National Park, Natural Park of Olympos - Beydağları - Milli Park. From November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympos (Lycia)
Olympus or Olympos (, ''Ólympos''; ) was a city in ancient Lycia. It was situated in a river valley near the coast. Its ruins are located south of the modern town Çıralı in the Kumluca district of Antalya Province, southwestern Turkey. Together with the sites of the ancient cities Phaselis and Idyros it is part of the Olympos Beydaglari National Park. The perpetual gas fires at Yanartaş are found a few kilometers to the northwest of the site. History The exact date of the city's foundation is unknown. A wall and an inscription on a sarcophagus have been dated to the end of the 4th century BC, so Olympus must have been founded at the latest in the Hellenistic period. The city presumably taking its name from nearby Tahtalı Dağı, Mount Olympus (, Timber Mountain), one of over twenty mountains with the name Olympus in the Classical world. The city was a member of the Lycia#Lycian League, Lycian League, but it is uncertain when it joined the League. It started minting Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
