Meydancık Castle
Meydancık Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. The original name was Kirshu and the name of the ruin during Ottoman times was Beydili Kale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruins of an ancient castle in Mersin Province, Turkey
- Also known as: “Meydancik Kalesi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emirhacı and Tırnak.
Emirhacı
Village
Emirhacı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 70. The village is situated in the Toros Mountains and to the south of Gülnar.
Tırnak
Village
Tırnak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 123. It is situated in Toros Mountains. Distance to Gülnar is 8 kilometres and to Mersin is 140 kilometres.
Delikkaya
Village
Delikkaya is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 191. The village is situated in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Gülnar is 15 kilometres. Delikkaya is situated 4½ km east of Meydancık Castle.
Meydancık Castle
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gülnar İlçesi, Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.27334° or 36° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
33.44109° or 33° 26′ 28″ eastElevation
700 metres (2,297 feet)Open location code
8G8M7CFR+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 1755061380OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Meydancık Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kirshu”
- German: “Kirschu”
- German: “Kirsu”
- German: “Kiršu”
- German: “Meydancık Kalesi”
- German: “Meydancıkkale”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Meydancık”
- Turkish: “Beydili Kale”
- Turkish: “Kirshu”
- Turkish: “Meydancık Kalesi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meydancık Castle”. Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.