Kaş

Kaş
36*11'9N, 29°38'3E
This harbour lies in the Northeast of Meis Adası and is surrounded by Çukurbağ Yarımadası and İnce Burun. When you approach Kaş Limanı, the lighthouse at the Northern end of Meis Adası (Fl.WR4.5s5/3M) and the lighthouse (Fl.3s5M) on İnce Burun, surround the harbour in the South.
When approaching from the West, çare is needed of Gürmenli shallovv patch, in the South-Southeast of Gürmenli Adası. Except for this shallow patch, entrance to the harbour is easy.
A breakvvater protects the harbour from Westerlies and Southvvesterlies. it is possible to approach the quay in the East of the harbour or to anchor in suitable piaces inside the breakwater. Yachts can easily get supplies, such as water, fuel and ice, from the harbour.
it is possible to approach the harbour from bow or stern vvhere directed or where suitable. The bottom is mud, sand and weed, so not eveıyvvhere is good holding. The harbour offers good shelter from meltem winds.
Kaş is an important holiday resort with its local architcctural features and with the remains of Lycian civilization. The Hellenistic theatre in the West of the settlement is well vvorth seeing. The town looks like an oasis under the bare or maqui-covercd high cliffs.
There is a combination of nature and history in Kaş, which was known as Antiphellos/Habesos in ancient times and as Andifli during the Ottoman period. The lıisiory of the settlement, which was established as a Lycian city, dates back to the 6th century BC. When Evliya Çelebi, a famous Turkish traveller, stated that the coastline of Kaş looked like an eyebrow (in Turkish "kaş") and its name was then changed to Kaş.
The theatre, monumental rock tombs and sarcophagi, temple pedestals church and houses are some of the piaces to be visited in Kaş. The well-preserved theatre is situated in Çukurbağ Yarımadası, overlooking the sea. A monumental Lycian tomb can be seen at the end of a street dating from the Ottoman period, which consists of old houses and is now used as a shopping center.