Elaiussa Sebaste
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.Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Elaeusa” and “Mint of Elaeusa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corycus and Paşa Türbesi.
Corycus
Archaeological site
Photo: Artaxiad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Paşa Türbesi
Tomb
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paşa Türbesi is a tomb in the Mersin Province, Turkey… Paşa Türbesi is situated 770 metres southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
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 southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayaş and Kızkalesi.
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.
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 3½ km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
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 7 km southwest of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Elaiussa Sebaste
- Categories: ancient city, archaeological site, and tourism
- Location: Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.48334° or 36° 29′ northLongitude
34.17424° or 34° 10′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G8PF5MF+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 278146315OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1324870
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Elaiussa Sebaste” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σεβαστὴ”
- Azerbaijani: “Sebasta”
- Bulgarian: “Елеуса Себасте”
- Catalan: “Sebaste de Cilícia”
- Chinese: “伊萊烏薩·塞巴斯特”
- Dutch: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Finnish: “Elaeousa”
- Finnish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Finnish: “Elaiussa”
- French: “Elaiussa Sébasté”
- German: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Greek: “Ελαιούσα Σεβαστή”
- Hebrew: “אלאיוסה סבסטה”
- Japanese: “エライウッサ・セバステ”
- Latin: “Sebaste”
- Portuguese: “Eleussa Sebaste”
- Russian: “Себаста”
- Spanish: “Elaeousa Sebaste”
- Spanish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
- Spanish: “Eleusa Sebaste”
- Turkish: “Elaeousa Sebaste”
- Turkish: “Elaiussa Sebaste”
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Highlights include Ancient theater and Merdivenlikuyu Camii.
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