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Myra is an ancient town in Lycia. The city has two necropoli of Lycian rock-cut tombs in the form of temple fronts carved into the vertical faces of cliffs at Myra: the river necropolis and the ocean necropolis. The ocean necropolis is just northwest of the theater.
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Fanizza, I. (2012, August 03). Myra - Ocean Necropolis. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/
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Fanizza, Irene. "Myra - Ocean Necropolis." World History Encyclopedia, August 03, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/.
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Fanizza, Irene. "Myra - Ocean Necropolis." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Aug 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/.
