Corycus

Corycus was an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea, , located at the mouth of the valley called Şeytan deresi; the site is now occupied by the town of , , .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kathedrale Korykos”, “Korghos”, “Korykos”, and “Mint of Corycus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kızkalesi and Elaiussa Sebaste.

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is an island castle situated on a small island in of . is situated 1¼ km southwest of Corycus.

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or Elaeousa Sebaste was an ancient Roman town located 55 km from in the direction of in on the southern coast of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Corycus.

Historic site
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The is a Roman watch tower in , present-day in southern . is situated 3 km northwest of Corycus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kızkalesi and Narlıkuyu.

Village
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,781. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.

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is a village in the , on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, best known for its "Heaven and Hell" chasms. Its population was 2500 in 2022.

Locality
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are the names of two large sinkholes in the , in , . The sinkholes are among the tourist attractions of the province. is situated 4½ km west of Corycus.

Corycus

Latitude
36.46658° or 36° 27′ 60″ north
Longitude
34.15359° or 34° 9′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G8PF583+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4349796550
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2167586
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Corycus” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոռիկոս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Korikos”
  • Azerbaijani: “Korikus”
  • Catalan: “Coricos”
  • Catalan: “Còricos”
  • Catalan: “Corycus”
  • Catalan: “Korikos”
  • Catalan: “Korykos”
  • Chinese: “科律克索”
  • Chinese: “科里库斯”
  • Chinese: “科里庫斯”
  • Dutch: “Corycus”
  • Esperanto: “Korikos”
  • French: “Corycos”
  • French: “Kızkalesi”
  • French: “Korikos”
  • French: “Korykos”
  • Galician: “Córico”
  • Galician: “Córicos”
  • German: “Korykos”
  • Greek: “Κώρυκος”
  • Hebrew: “קוריקוס”
  • Irish: “Corycus”
  • Italian: “Corico(Cilicia)”
  • Italian: “Corico”
  • Italian: “Corycus”
  • Persian: “کوریکوس”
  • Portuguese: “Coricia”
  • Portuguese: “Corícia”
  • Portuguese: “Córico”
  • Portuguese: “Korycos”
  • Russian: “Корик”
  • Russian: “Корикос”
  • Serbian: “Корикос”
  • Spanish: “Anazarbo”
  • Spanish: “Córico”
  • Spanish: “Coricos”
  • Spanish: “Korykos”
  • Swedish: “Korikos”
  • Turkish: “Gorighos”
  • Turkish: “Korikos”
  • Turkish: “Korykos”
  • Ukrainian: “Корікос”
  • “Corycus”
  • “Korykos”

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