MYRA

...is an ancient town in... : -da eski bir kenttir
a city carved into the rocks : kayalara oyulmuş bir kent
facing the sea : denize karşı
İt maybe : belki de
the most beautiful example of its kind in... : -daki türünün en güzel örneği
İt's understood from... : -dan anlaşılmaktadır
...dates back to the... century B.C. : tarihi milattan önce ...yüzyıla kadar geriye gidiyor
in 17 A.D. : M.S. 17'de
the ... century A.D. is the period when... : M.S. ... yüzyıl ... dönemdir 
...was bestowed the honor of being  a... : bir ... olma onuru verildi
a great development took place: büyük bir gelişme gerçekleşti
under the ... rule : ...-i egemenliği altında
in fourth and fifth centuries : 4. ve 5. yüzyılda
...was an important religious and administrative center : önemli bir dini ve idari merkezdi



Ancient Greek theatre kaynak:Островский Александр, Киев

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               Myra is an ancient town in Lykia . Myra is a city carved into the rocks facing the sea. İt maybe the most beautiful example of its kind in Anatolia. İt's understood from widely spread ruins, graves and Lykian scripts that the city dates back to the fifth century B.C.

             

Saint Nicholas

           İn seventeen A.D. Emporer Germanicus 

visited Myra with his wife Agrippina. St. Paul also visited Myra in sixty A.D. The second century A.D. is the period when Myra was bestowed the honor of being  a metropolis and a great development took place.

 Saint Nicholas of Myra was the bishop of Myra in the fourth century. The city, under the Byzantine rule in fourth and fifth centuries was an important religious and administrative center.



Lycian rock-cut tombs kaynak : Seynaeve

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