Corycus
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Fortress of Korikos built c. the thirteenth century. Corycus (; also transliterated Corycos or Korykos; ; , lit. "maiden castle") 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 (formerly Ghorgos), Mersin Province, Turkey.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.image
- File:Kizkalesi_Mädchenburg_3.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Fortress of Corycus
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 290
- Ancient site.location
- Mersin Province, Turkey
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Mersin Province
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Korykos Zisterne01.jpg
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10 sectionsContents
- The city
- Antiquity
- Miidle Ages
- Archaeological research
- Bishopric
- Corycian Cave
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|Fortress of Korikos built c. the thirteenth century. Corycus (; also transliterated Corycos or Korykos; ; , lit. "maiden castle") 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 (formerly Ghorgos), Mersin Province, Turkey.
==The city==
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Ancient Greek archaeological sites in TurkeyArchaeological sites in Mersin ProvinceArmenian castlesCatholic titular sees in AsiaCilicia (Roman province)Coloniae (Roman)Former populated places in TurkeyPopulated places in ancient CiliciaPopulated places of the Byzantine EmpireRoman towns and cities in TurkeyWorld Heritage Tentative List for Turkey