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Located in the 6,000-year-old ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district, the Patara Lighthouse, which was built by Roman Emperor Nero and completely destroyed in a tsunami in 1481, is now being revived within the scope of a project for its reconstruction.

Patara, a 2,000-year-old ancient city in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district, which has traces of human life dating back to 6,000 years and was once the capital of the Lycian Union, has been drawing the attention of tourists to the region even more after the year 2020 was marked as the "Year of Patara."

The restoration of Patara Neron Lighthouse, which was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Neron in AD 54 as a "prestige project" in the ancient city of Patara, began on Aug. 11.

The 1,900-year-old statue of a woman unearthed in the ancient city of Patara has created a sense of excitement among archaeologists, who have been continuing their excavations in the ancient city after the declaration of 2020 as the "Year of Patara."

Travel writers of British The Guardian newspaper have shown Antalya's Çıralı and Patara beaches among the cleanest beaches in Europe. There are also three more Turkish beaches on the list.

The German archaeologist Dominique Goerlitz has donated a self-made reed ship to Turkey for it to be permanently displayed in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district.

The mosaics in the ancient city of Xanthos in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district, are now unprotected. The magnificent mosaics had a water-resistant geotextile barrier during the time of the former president of excavations. But as the barrier eroded, the mosaics are now exposed to the elements of nature.

At 24 meters in height, the Patara Lighthouse in the ancient city of Patara, located in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district, will be erected again once the Antalya Conservation Board gives an approval for the restoration project.

A Viking sword thought to be over 1,000 years old has been unearthed during excavations works in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district.