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<< Our Photo Pages >> Araxa (Lycia) - Rock Cut Tomb in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 05 January 2010  Page Views: 6345

Multi-periodSite Name: Araxa (Lycia)
Country: Turkey Type: Rock Cut Tomb
 Nearest Village: Ören
Latitude: 36.745053N  Longitude: 29.368859E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Araxa (Lycia)
Araxa (Lycia) submitted by davidmorgan : One of the rock-cut tombs at Araxa. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Some rock-cut tombs associated with this small town that was a member of the Lycian League. The acropolis is beside the modern village of Ören on the Xanthos river.
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Araxa (Lycia)
Araxa (Lycia) submitted by davidmorgan : Another tomb at Araxa. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Araxa (Lycia)
Araxa (Lycia) submitted by davidmorgan : Another rock-cut tomb at Araxa. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Araxa (Lycia)
Araxa (Lycia) submitted by davidmorgan : It was rather busy with several lorries blocking the view when I arrived there. I didn't get to see one of the best tombs. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Araxa (Lycia)
Araxa (Lycia) submitted by davidmorgan : Ancient tombs used by the locals for loading animal fodder onto a lorry. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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