Demre

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Demre is a coastal town in southwestern Turkey known for its ancient Lycian ruins of Myra and its association with Saint Nicholas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
town
administrativeCenter Demre (town) NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Church of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED
Myra NERFINISHED
Roman theatre of Myra NERFINISHED
rock-cut Lycian tombs
country Turkey
formerName Kale NERFINISHED
governedBy Demre Municipality NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalSite Myra archaeological site NERFINISHED
hasCoastline Yes
hasCulturalFestival events honoring Saint Nicholas
hasHarbor Andriake harbor NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Lycian civilization NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalRegion Lycia NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasPostalCodePrefix 07570
hasReligiousSignificance Christianity NERFINISHED
historicalNameOfArea Myra NERFINISHED
knownFor ancient Lycian ruins of Myra
association with Saint Nicholas
language Turkish
locatedEastOf Kaş NERFINISHED
locatedIn Antalya Province NERFINISHED
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInRegion Mediterranean Region NERFINISHED
locatedInSubcontinent Anatolia NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
locatedWestOf Antalya NERFINISHED
nearbyAncientCity Andriake NERFINISHED
partOf Lycian coast NERFINISHED
population over 20,000
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
greenhouse vegetable production
tourism
religiousPilgrimageSite Church of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED
subdivisionType district of Antalya Province
timeZone TRT
touristAttraction Lycian rock tombs NERFINISHED
Myra ruins NERFINISHED
Roman theatre NERFINISHED
St. Nicholas Church NERFINISHED
utcOffset +3

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Antalya Province contains Demre
Myra locatedInPresentDay Demre
Myra modernNameOfArea Demre
Kaş near Demre
Lycian Way passesThrough Demre