Elaiussa Sebaste
Elaiussa Sebaste or Elaeousa Sebaste was an ancient Roman town located 55 km from Mersin in the direction of Silifke in Cilicia on the southern coast of Anatolia.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Elaeusa” and “Mint of Elaeusa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lamos Korykos Su Kemeri 8 and Corycus.
Lamos Korykos Su Kemeri 8
Historic site
Lamos Korykos Su Kemeri 8 is a historic site, which is situated 520 metres southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Corycus
Archaeological site
Corycus was an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea, Anatolia, located at the mouth of the valley called Şeytan deresi; the site is now occupied by the town of Kızkalesi, Mersin Province, Turkey. Corycus is situated 2½ km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Paşa Türbesi
Tomb
Paşa Türbesi is a tomb in the Mersin Province, Turkey… Paşa Türbesi is situated 770 metres southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayaş and Kızkalesi.
Ayaş
Suburb
Ayaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,634. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Kızkalesi
Village
Kızkalesi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,781. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Kızkalesi is situated 3½ km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Cennet and Cehennem
Locality
Cennet and Cehennem are the names of two large sinkholes in the Taurus Mountains, in Mersin Province, Turkey. The sinkholes are among the tourist attractions of the province. Cennet and Cehennem is situated 7 km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Elaiussa Sebaste
- Categories: ancient city, archaeological site, and tourism
- Location: Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.48334° or 36° 29′ north
Longitude
34.17424° or 34° 10′ 27″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8G8PF5MF+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Western Armenian—“Elaiussa Sebaste” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σεβαστὴ”
- Azerbaijani: “Sebasta”
- Bulgarian: “Елеуса Себасте”
- Catalan: “Sebaste de Cilícia”
- Chinese: “伊萊烏薩·塞巴斯特”
- Dutch: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Finnish: “Elaeousa”
- Finnish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Finnish: “Elaiussa”
- French: “Elaiussa Sébasté”
- German: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Greek: “Ελαιούσα Σεβαστή”
- Hebrew: “אלאיוסה סבסטה”
- Japanese: “エライウッサ・セバステ”
- Latin: “Sebaste”
- Portuguese: “Eleussa Sebaste”
- Russian: “Себаста”
- Spanish: “Elaeousa Sebaste”
- Spanish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Spanish: “Eleusa Sebaste”
- Turkish: “Elaeousa Sebaste”
- Turkish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Western Armenian: “Ելեւսա”
- Western Armenian: “Ելէուսա Սեբաստէ”
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