Lampron
Mersin, Çamlıyayla · Archaeological site
Photo: Victor Langlois · Public domain
Catalogue label
- Type
- Palace and tower
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Mersin / Çamlıyayla
- Elevation
- 1,288 m
- Wikidata
- Q1801490
About
Lampron (Armenian: Լամբրոն; French: Les Embruns; Turkish: Namrun Kalesi) is a castle near the town of Çamlıyayla in Mersin Province, Turkey. While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Armenian Hethumid princes. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, the fortress guarded passes to Tarsus and the Cilician Gates.
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Location
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