Athena relief of Sömek
The Athena relief of Sömek is a Greco-Roman rock relief, located some two kilometres north of the village of Sömek in Silifke district of Mersin province in Turkey, near the valley of the Limonlu river, the ancient Lamos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sömek and Esenpınar.
Sömek
Village
Sömek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 817. The village is situated in the peneplane area of Toros Mountains.
Esenpınar
Village
Esenpınar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,287. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Esenpınar is situated 3½ km southeast of Athena relief of Sömek.
Veyselli
Village
Veyselli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 369. The village is situated in the Toros Mountains. Veyselli is situated 4 km northeast of Athena relief of Sömek.
Athena relief of Sömek
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Living Rock at a height of some 1.5 metres above the ground. It has a total height of 1.3 metres.
- Categories: sculpture, monument, relief sculpture, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.6043° or 36° 36′ 16″ northLongitude
34.08089° or 34° 4′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G8PJ33J+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13202195067OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q15226061
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Athena relief of Sömek” goes by many names.
- German: “Athenarelief von Sömek”
- Russian: “Афина (барельеф)”
- Russian: “Афина”
- Swahili: “Athena relief of Sömek”
- Turkish: “Sömek Athena Kabartması”
- Turkish: “Sömek Athena Rölyefi”
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Highlights include Efrenk Bridge and Veyselli Kale.
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