Ulupınar, Türkiye
Mount Chimaera
Mount Chimaera was the name of a place in ancient Lycia, notable for constantly burning fires. It is thought to be the area called Yanartaş in Turkey, where methane and other gases, such as hydrogen, emerge from the rock and burn. Some ancient sources considered it to be the origin of the myth of the monster called the Chimera, because of similarities described below.
- City
- Ulupınar
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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