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Akkale
by Yılmaz Kilim, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Yılmaz Kilim, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Akkale
Akkale is the popular name given to ruins of a building complex in Kumkuyu town in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was a port administration complex of the Roman Empire built in the 4th century AD. A part of the buildings was repaired during the Byzantine era probably after the great earthquakes of the 6th century AD.
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Country: Turkey
District: Mersin Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 4th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Byzantine
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine Monuments
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Elevation: 37 m
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