Ancient City · Mersin
Adrasus
Adrasus or Adrasos was a town of ancient Cilicia, and in the later province of Isauria, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times.
Adrasus or Adrasos was a town of ancient Cilicia, and in the later province of Isauria, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times. It later became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
Its site is located near Balabolu, Asiatic Turkey.
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The closest 8 places around Adrasus; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Anemurium
Ancient city whose ruins, now called Eski Anamur or Anemuryum, are close to the modern Turkish city of Anamur
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Olba
Olba or Olbe was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Isauria, in present-day southern Turkey.
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Uzuncaburç
Uzuncaburç is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey, containing the remnants of the ancient city of Diokaisareia or Diocaesarea.
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Soli
Soli, often rendered Soli/Pompeiopolis, was an ancient city and port in Cilicia, 11 km west of Mersin in present-day Turkey.
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Elaiussa Sebaste
Elaiussa Sebaste or Elaeousa Sebaste was an ancient Roman town located 55 km (34 mi) from Mersin in the direction of Silifke in Cilicia on the…
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