Patara was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city that was for a period the capital of Lycia. The site is located on the Turkish coast near to the village of Gelemiş, in Antalya Province.
Mersin Province, formerly İçel Province, is a province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Its area is 16,010 km2, and its population is 1,916,432 (2022). The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. Next largest is Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. The province is considered to be a part of the geographical, economical and cultural region of Çukurova, which covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay.
Tarsus Waterfall is located on the northern outskirts of the city of Tarsus, not far from the motorway O.51, in southern Turkey.
The Berdan, the ancient Cydnus, is a river in Mersin Province, south Turkey. The historical city of Tarsus is on the river and it is therefore sometimes called the Tarsus River. Originally the watercourse passed directly through the city, but the section in Tarsus was changed to its present course in the 6th century. The river is also the location of Tarsus Waterfall.
Saint Paul's Church is a former church in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey.
Cleopatra's Gate is a city gate of Tarsus, in Mersin Province, Turkey, named after the Egyptian (Ptolemaic) queen Cleopatra VII.
The Roman road in Cilicia is a part of a Roman road in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Karabucak Forest is a forest plantation in Turkey
Altından geçme is a gate in the city wall of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey, originally part of a Roman bath.
Dikilitaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Akdeniz, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,069 (2022). It takes its name from an ancient Assyrian monument.
Aulae or Aulai was a town in ancient Cilicia, and now is an archaeological site close to Mersin, Turkey.
Baç Bridge is a bridge in Tarsus in Mersin Province, Turkey
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop is an open-air museum and archaeological site in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The site was a quarry in Hittite times and occupies a 100000 m2 area, making it the largest known stonemasonry workshop from the ancient Near East.
Caracalla's Inscription is a rock-carved ancient Roman inscription on the Taurus Mountains, southern Turkey dedicated to the Roman emperor Caracalla.
The Mousoleum of Danyal is a small complex in Tarsus, Turkey, consisting of a mosque and a tomb, which is believed to be that of the biblical figure Daniel. Two arches of a Roman bridge were found in the basement of the mosque-tomb complex during a renovation project.
Emirler Archaeological Site and City Forest Museum is a small museum located in Mersin Province, southern Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts found at site and some fauna of the city forest.
Pargais was a settlement and station (mutatio) of ancient Cilicia, on the road between Adana and Tarsus, inhabited during Byzantine times.
Mampsoukrenai or Mapsoukrenai, in Hellenic Antiquity known as Mópsou Krênae, was a settlement and station (mutatio) of ancient Cilicia, on the road between Tyana and Tarsus, inhabited during Roman Byzantine times.
Panhormus, also known as Pylae or Pylai, was a settlement and station (mutatio) of ancient Cilicia, near the Cilician Gates on the road between Tyana and Tarsus, inhabited during Roman Byzantine times.
Saint Paul's Well is a water well in Tarsus, Turkey, claimed to have belonged to Paul the Apostle when he lived there. The well, along with Saint Paul's Church, is on the UNESCO Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey and is under the control of the public authorities.
