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The village of Kayakoy (dated to the 15th cent) lies behind the
hills of Oludeniz approximately four and a half km away. The Village
consists of over three thousand deserted homes and a whole array of
establishments that once supported a whole community. This includes
five Doctors, Three Pharmacies, One school and ten monasteries. The
village was deserted during a population exchange in 1923. Here you
will find Churches, one of which has a mural depicting Christfs
last supper on an inside wall. The Village can be reached via a walk
(signposted) or a Dolmus from the nearby town of Hisarönü
Kaya or Kayaköy (Karmylassos), Greek people used to live in peace
under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. There used to be about 3000
buildings, 5 doctors, 3 pharmacies, 1 school, 2 big churches, more
than 10 small monastries. The settling of this village (the Greek
settlement) date the 15th century.
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