Selimbey
Selimbey is a locality in Ceyhan, Adana Province. Selimbey is situated nearby to the village Küçükburhaniye, as well as near Altıkara.Places of Interest
Highlights include Snake Castle and Sirkeli Höyük.
Snake Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yılankale is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in Adana Province of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla after its possible founder—King Leo I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
Sirkeli Höyük
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest tells of Cilicia with an area of approximately 80 ha. It is 40 kilometers east of the city of Adana, northwest of the village Sirkeli in the district of Ceyhan, at the breakthrough of the Ceyhan through the Misis Mountains. Sirkeli Höyük is situated 2½ km southeast of Selimbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Küçükburhaniye and Altıkara.
Küçükburhaniye
Village
Küçükburhaniye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 97.
Altıkara
Village
Altıkara is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 69. It lies near the northern bank of the Ceyhan River just off European Route 90, 14 kilometres to the southwest of Ceyhan city.
Yılankale
Village
Yılankale is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 234. Yılankale is situated 2½ km east of Selimbey.
Selimbey
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.02088° or 37° 1′ 15″ northLongitude
35.72792° or 35° 43′ 41″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8G9Q2PCH+95GeoNames ID
305983
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