Akkale
#237 among destinations in Turkey
Facts and practical information
Akkale is the popular name given to ruins of a building complex in Kumkuyu town of Erdemli district, Mersin Province, Turkey ()
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Akkale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Corycus, Kızkalesi, Elaiussa Sebaste, Kanlıdivane.
- 6 miSWArchaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Corycus, Kızkalesi
154 min walk • 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.
- 6.5 miSWForts and castles
Kızkalesi, Kızkalesi
165 min walk • Kızkalesi is an island castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province of Turkey.
- 4.1 miSWTown, Ruins, Historical place
Elaiussa Sebaste, Erdemli
106 min walk • 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. Elaiussa, derives from the word elaion, meaning oil in Greek.
- 2.4 miWHistorical place, Archaeological site
Kanlıdivane, Erdemli
63 min walk • Kanlıdivane is an ancient city situated around a big sinkhole in Mersin Province, Turkey.
- 7.1 miNEMuseum
Erdemli Yörük Museum, Erdemli
181 min walk • Erdemli Yörük Museum is a museum of ethography in Mersin Province, southern Turkey exhibiting life style of nomadic people in Anatolia. The museum is in Erdemli ilçe close to Mediterranean sea side at 36°36′09″N 34°18′40″E. The museum was established by the Erdemli municipality in 2018. Yörüks were semi nomadic Turkmen people.
- 4.4 miSWArchaeological site
Lamas Aqueduct, Kızkalesi
112 min walk • Lamas Aqueduct is a Roman aqueduct in Mersin Province...
- 2.4 miWArchaeological site
Çanakçı rock tombs
62 min walk • Çanakçı rock tombs are a group of rock-carved tombs in Mersin Province...
- 5.4 miWArchaeological site
Çatıören
137 min walk • Çatıören is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey.
- 4.6 miSW
- 4 miNArchaeological site
Yanıkhan
101 min walk • Yanıkhan is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey. archaeological ruins. It is about 5 kilometres northwest of Limonlu town. It is to the east of Limonlu-Esenpınar road and west of Limonlu River at about 36°35′N 34°12′E. Its distance to Erdemli is 18 kilometres and to Mersin is 54 kilometres.
- 5.5 miSWArchaeological site
Tower of Gömeç
141 min walk • The Tower of Gömeç is a Roman watch tower in Rough Cilicia in southern Turkey.