| Hebilli Castle | |
|---|---|
| Mersin Province, Turkey | |
To east | |
  Hebilli Castle | |
| Coordinates | 36°55′27″N34°40′07″E / 36.92417°N 34.66861°E Coordinates: 36°55′27″N34°40′07″E / 36.92417°N 34.66861°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Caliphate |
| Demolished | Most of it |
Hebilli Castle is a ruined castle in Mersin Province, Turkey.
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region, that covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. East Thrace, located in Europe, is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorous strait and the Dardanelles. Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest; Georgia to its northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. Istanbul is the largest city, but more central Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish. Kurds are the largest minority; the size of the Kurdish population is a subject of dispute with estimates placing the figure at anywhere from 12 to 25 per cent of the population.
