(CUL) PATARA ANCIENT CITY PROMOTED IN LONDON.

ANTALYA, Nov 17, 2009 (TUR) -- Patara ancient city in southern city of Antalya has been promoted in a fair in British capital of London.

Patara village chief Arif Otlu told the A.A correspondent that Patara in Kas town of Antalya was promoted in World Travel Market (WTM) which took place in London between November 9-12. WTM is a four-day travel industry event and brings together worldwide buyers and sellers from every sector of the industry.

"We distributed CDs about Patara in the fair. Patara attracted great attention during the fair," he said.

Patara was the major naval and trading port of Lycia, located at the mouth of the Xanthos River, until it silted up and turned into a malaria-plagued marsh. It is not far from the sites of Letoon and Xanthos. Beautiful 12 km-long Patara Beach, voted one of the top beaches in the world by Times Online - Best of 2005. The Patara area is a national park, a key biodiversity area and is rich in birdlife.

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