Lampron

Lampron is a castle near the town of in , . While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Hethumid princes.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Castle in Çamlıyayla, Mersin, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Lambron”, “Les Embruns”, “Namrun”, and “Tamrun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinap Castle.

Castle
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a medieval Armenian fortification in ilçe of in southern . is situated 2½ km north of Lampron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çamlıyayla and Fakılar.

Town
Photo: Zizod, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 602 km2, and its population is 8,164. is a small district high in the .

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 771. It is situated in the . is situated 4½ km east of Lampron.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,726. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 6 km southwest of Lampron.

Lampron

Latitude
37.16674° or 37° 10′ 0″ north
Longitude
34.60223° or 34° 36′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,302 metres (4,272 feet)
Open location code
8G9P5J82+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4939944574
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10632458
Wiki­data ID
Q1801490
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Lampron” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լամբրոն”
  • Bulgarian: “Ламброн”
  • Catalan: “Lampron”
  • Dutch: “Lampron”
  • French: “Lampron”
  • French: “Namrun Kalesi”
  • German: “Burg Lampron”
  • German: “Lambron”
  • German: “Lampron”
  • German: “Namrum Kalesi”
  • Greek: “Λαμπρόν”
  • Greek: “Λεζ Αμπρέν”
  • Greek: “Ναμρούν”
  • Greek: “Ταμρούν”
  • Italian: “Lampron”
  • Macedonian: “Намрунска тврдина”
  • Persian: “لامبرون”
  • Polish: “Lampron”
  • Russian: “Ламброн (крепость)”
  • Russian: “Ламброн”
  • Slovenian: “Lampron”
  • Spanish: “Lampron”
  • Turkish: “Lampron Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Namrun Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ламброн”
  • Western Armenian: “Լամբրոն”

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