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What does Santa have to do with this ancient city in Turkey?

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CNN Producer Leroy Ah Ben explores the towering Lycian rock tombs, the remarkably preserved Roman theatre and the ruins of a once-powerful city located on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, tracing the story of St. Nicholas of Myra, the 4th-century bishop whose legacy inspired the modern-day Santa Claus.

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