Anazarbus

Anazarbus, also known as Justinopolis, was an ancient city. Under the late Roman Empire, it was the capital of Cilicia Secunda. Roman emperor Justinian I rebuilt the city in 527 after a strong earthquake hit it.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city of Cilicia in modern-day Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aǧaçli”, “Ain Zarba”, “Aïn Zarba”, “Anarzabus”, “Anavarza Castle”, “Anazarva”, “Ayn Zarba”, “Caesarea ad Anazarbum”, “Caesarea ad Anazarbus”, “Caesarea de Cilicia”, “Çeçenanavarza”, “Cesarea Cilicia”, “Cesarea de Cilicia”, “Cesarea de Cilícia”, “Cesarea en Cilicia”, “Cesarea in Cilicia”, “Justinianopolis”, “Justinopolis”, “Mint of Anazarbus”, “Xustinópolis”, “アナザルボス”, “阿納扎布斯”, “阿纳扎尔布斯”, and “阿纳扎布斯”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dilekkaya and Ağaçlı.

Village
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Anazarbus.

Anazarbus

Latitude
37.2523° or 37° 15′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.90176° or 35° 54′ 6″ east
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Open location code
8G9Q7W22+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1838858878
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13607799
Wiki­data ID
Q219525
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Western Armenian—“Anazarbus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀναζαρβας”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀναζαρβός”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἰουστινούπολις”
  • Arabic: “عين زربة”
  • Armenian: “Անազարբա”
  • Armenian: “Անավարզա”
  • Armenian: “Անարզաբա”
  • Armenian: “Դիոկեսարիա”
  • Armenian: “Կեսարիա Անազարբյան”
  • Armenian: “Հուստինիանուպոլիս”
  • Armenian: “Հուստինուպոլիս”
  • Asturian: “Anazarbus”
  • Azerbaijani: “Anavarza”
  • Azerbaijani: “Anazarb”
  • Bulgarian: “Аназарба”
  • Catalan: “Anazarb”
  • Chinese: “安納查布斯”
  • Dutch: “Anazarbus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عين زربه”
  • Esperanto: “Anazarbe”
  • Finnish: “Anazarba”
  • Finnish: “Anazarbos”
  • French: “Anazarbe”
  • Galician: “Anazarbo”
  • Georgian: “ანაზარბი”
  • Georgian: “ანაზარბოსი”
  • German: “Anazarbos”
  • Greek: “Ανάζαρβος”
  • Greek: “Καισάρεια”
  • Hebrew: “אנזארבוס”
  • Indonesian: “Anazarbus”
  • Irish: “Anazarbus”
  • Italian: “Anazarbo”
  • Japanese: “アナザルブス”
  • Kurdish: “Anazarbos”
  • Latin: “Anazarbus”
  • Persian: “آنازاربوس”
  • Polish: “Anazarbus”
  • Portuguese: “Anazarbo”
  • Russian: “Аназарб”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Anazarb”
  • Spanish: “Anazarba”
  • Spanish: “Anazarbus”
  • Turkish: “Anavarza Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Anavarza”
  • Ukrainian: “Аназарб”
  • Western Armenian: “Անազարբա”
  • Western Armenian: “Անարզաբա”
  • Western Armenian: “Անաւարզա”
  • Western Armenian: “Դիոկեսարիա”
  • Western Armenian: “Կեսարիա Անազարբեան”
  • Western Armenian: “Յուստինիանուպօլիս”
  • Western Armenian: “Յուստինուպօլիս”

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