Abandoned village Kayakoy
Kayaköy, Kayaköy, Dead CityTurkey, Fethiye
Abandoned village Kayakoy
Kayaköy, Kayaköy, Dead CityTurkey, Fethiye
An abandoned village is located 8 km from Fethiye. There has been a Greek settlement here since the 18th century. But in 1923, the authorities evicted all the Greeks and settled here the Muslims who arrived from Macedonia. However, the Muslims soon left the village and moved closer to the sea. Since then no one has lived here.
The village has 3.5 thousand houses and three churches, including the Basilica of Panay Pyrgiotis (end of the 19th century) with preserved mosaics and marble decorations. The Greeks, leaving the village, exhumed the remains of their loved ones, but took only their skulls with them. The remaining bones of the deceased inhabitants were piled in one of the buildings of the churchyard, where they can still be seen today.
The village has 3.5 thousand houses and three churches, including the Basilica of Panay Pyrgiotis (end of the 19th century) with preserved mosaics and marble decorations. The Greeks, leaving the village, exhumed the remains of their loved ones, but took only their skulls with them. The remaining bones of the deceased inhabitants were piled in one of the buildings of the churchyard, where they can still be seen today.
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