Patara Aquaduct/Siphon Pipework

These interlocking masonry pipes sections have remained in place, forming the pipe, for over 2500 years despite earthquakes which have displaced the main supporting masonry below.

Turkey Tour 2010 Blog 3

October 13th 2010
Tuesday 12th October: archaelogical daze. The idea for the day was to visit several archaelogical sites all within easy driving distance of Kas. We still had the hire car, from Ali Baba Rentals, and headed off for Xanthos a World Heritage site about 30 miles from Kas. This place had been a large and important city well before the Romans arrived and contained remnants of Lycian (pre-Roman), Greek, ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Kas

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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