Aphrodisias of Cilicia
Mersin · Archaeological site
Photo: Celal Kundak · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Mersin
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Wikidata
- Q4779720
About
Aphrodisias (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς), sometimes called Aphrodisias of Cilicia to distinguish it from the town of the same name in Caria, was a port city of ancient Cilicia whose ruins now lie near Cape Tisan in Mersin Province, Turkey.
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Location
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