Kaunos
The ruins of a city of ancient Caria, a few kilometres west of Dalyan across the reedy river. Its theatre, baths and harbour sit below the cliffs where the town's famous temple-fronted rock tombs were carved high above the water.
- Where
- Dalyan, Muğla, Türkiye
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.8283, 28.6258
Get the Kaunos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kaunos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Muğla volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kaunos
Ölüdeniz 55 km
A beach resort 14 km south of Fethiye, where a sheltered lagoon of still, pale blue water meets the open sea. Paragliders launch from Mount Babadağ above and drift down to land on the sand.
Butterfly Valley 58 km
A steep, protected valley on the Mediterranean coast near Fethiye, closed in by cliffs and opening onto a small beach. It is named for the many butterfly species that live there, and most people arrive by boat.
Xanthos 81 km
The ancient Lycian city of Arna, on a hill above the river of the same name near the village of Kınık. Its tall pillar tombs are the finest of their kind, and together with nearby Letoon it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Aphrodisias 98 km
A Hellenistic Greek city of ancient Caria, near the village of Geyre about 100 kilometres inland from the Aegean. It was known for its school of sculptors, and its long stadium is among the best preserved of the ancient world.
Kaputaş Beach 99 km
A small cove of pebbly sand between Kaş and Kalkan, reached by a long flight of steps down from the coast road. It sits at the mouth of a narrow gorge, and its water is a famously clear turquoise.
Bodrum Castle 109 km
Built from 1402 by the Knights of St John as the Castle of St Peter, on a point between Bodrum's two harbours. Its English, French, German and Italian towers are named for the nations that built them, and it now holds a museum of underwater archaeology.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 109 km
The site of the tomb built between 353 and 351 BC for Mausolus and Artemisia II, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the source of the word mausoleum. Only foundations and scattered stones remain, with a small museum beside them.
Laodicea 120 km
The ruins of a rich ancient Greek city on the river Lycus, close to modern Denizli. Excavations have brought back colonnaded streets, theatres and temples from what became a leading city of Roman Phrygia.
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Questions
Where is Kaunos?
Kaunos is in Dalyan, Muğla, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ölüdeniz (55 km), Butterfly Valley (58 km), Xanthos (81 km).
How do I get the Kaunos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kaunos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Muğla volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kaunos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Muğla volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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