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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paşa Türbesi and Corycus.
Paşa Türbesi
Tomb
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paşa Türbesi is a tomb in the Mersin Province, Turkey… Paşa Türbesi is situated 600 metres southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Corycus
Archaeological site
Photo: Artaxiad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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
Photo: Gothika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.48152° or 36° 28′ 54″ northLongitude
34.17452° or 34° 10′ 28″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8G8PF5JF+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 278146364OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12032345
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Elaiussa Sebaste” goes by many names.
- French: “Elaiussa Sébasté”
- German: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Portuguese: “Eleussa Sebaste”
- Spanish: “Eleusa Sebaste”
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