Adamkayalar
Sign in to saveAdamkayalar (literally "man-rocks") is a location in Mersin Province, Turkey famous for its eponymous ancient rock-carved figures.
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It sits within the topics 2nd-century Roman sculptures, Archaeological sites in Mersin Province and Olba territorium.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- rock relief
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Silifke
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- Mediterranean Region
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Adamkayalar (literally "man-rocks") is a location in Mersin Province, Turkey famous for its eponymous ancient rock-carved figures.
== Geography == thumb|300px Adamkayalar is on the southern slopes of the Toros Mountains only several kilometers north of the Kızkalesi and Mediterranean coastline at about . Distance to Kızkalesi, the coastline town is , to Silifke is and to Mersin is . Kızkalesi is on the Datça-Mersin highway. To reach Adamkayalar the travellers have to follow an asphalt village road of . But the last of the path which detaches from the village road, leads to a gorge named Şeytanderesi. The rest of the road is impassable by the motor vehicles and in order to reach the rocks the explorers should climb down.
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