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Selinus

Selinus or Selinous was a port-town on the west coast of Rough Cilicia and later of Isauria, at the mouth of a small river of the same name, now called Musa Çay.

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Selinus or Selinous (Ancient Greek: Σελινούς, romanized: Selinoús; Latin: Selinus; Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒌷𒊓𒀠𒇻𒉌𒂊, romanized: Sallunê) was a port-town on the west coast of Rough Cilicia and later of Isauria, at the mouth of a small river of the same name, now called Musa Çay. It is located west of the modern city of Gazipaşa in Turkey.

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Location and names: Wikidata (CC0)

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The closest 8 places around Selinus; sorted without regard to province borders.

Cestrus

Ancient City · Gazipaşa / Antalya4.9 km

Kaystros

Ancient City · Gazipaşa / Antalya4.9 km

Aytap

Archaeological Site · Alanya / Antalya8 km

Nephelis

Ancient City · Gazipaşa / Antalya13 km

Lamos

Ancient City · Gazipaşa / Antalya15 km

Syedra

Ancient City · Alanya / Antalya23.3 km

Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.

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