Sirkeli Höyük
Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest tells of Cilicia with an area of approximately 80 ha. It is 40 kilometers east of the city of Adana, northwest of the village Sirkeli in the district of Ceyhan, at the breakthrough of the Ceyhan through the Misis Mountains.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Snake Castle.
Snake Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yılankale is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in Adana Province of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla after its possible founder—King Leo I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Snake Castle is situated 1½ km north of Sirkeli Höyük.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Küçükburhaniye and Sirkeli.
Küçükburhaniye
Village
Küçükburhaniye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 97.
Sirkeli
Village
Sirkeli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 383. It is the site of the tell of Sirkeli Höyük.
Yılankale
Village
Yılankale is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 234.
Sirkeli Höyük
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Archaeological mound in Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.00285° or 37° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
35.74381° or 35° 44′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8G9Q2P3V+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 183186313OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=moundOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1561662
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Sirkeli Höyük” goes by many names.
- French: “Sirkeli Höyük”
- French: “Sirkeli”
- German: “Sirkeli Höyük”
- Japanese: “シルケリ・ヒュユク”
- Turkish: “Sirkeli Höyüğü”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sirkeli and Küçük Burhaniye Mahallesi Camii.
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