Tower of Gömeç
The Tower of Gömeç is a Roman watch tower in Cilicia, present-day Mersin Province in southern Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corycus and Elaiussa Sebaste.
Corycus
Archaeological site
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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 3 km southeast of Tower of Gömeç.
Elaiussa Sebaste
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Elaiussa Sebaste is situated 3½ km east of Tower of Gömeç.
Kızkalesi
Photo: Zcebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kızkalesi is an island castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province of Turkey. Kızkalesi is situated 4 km south of Tower of Gömeç.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kızkalesi and Ayaş.
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 3 km south of Tower of Gömeç.
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. Ayaş is situated 4½ km east of Tower of Gömeç.
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 5 km southwest of Tower of Gömeç.
Tower of Gömeç
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Ancient tower in Turkey
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.48969° or 36° 29′ 23″ northLongitude
34.13576° or 34° 8′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G8PF4QP+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13202700912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q15851714
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Tower of Gömeç” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Gömeç qülləsi”
- German: “Turm von Gömeç”
- Turkish: “Gömeç Kulesi”
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Highlights include Gücük and Great viewpoint to the canyon.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tower of Gömeç”. Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.