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Jul 18, 2019 · Definition. Tarsus was a city in ancient Cilicia located in the modern-day province of Mersin, Turkey. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited urban centers in the world, dating back to the Neolithic Period. It was built close by the Cydnus River (modern-day Berdan River) and was an important trade center for most of its history.
Boztepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 263 (2022). It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Tarsus is 40 kilometres (25 mi) and its distance to Mersin is 67 kilometres (42 mi). References
Sep 26, 2017 · Tarsus Adana 47. Km., Tarsus Merkez, Tarsus, Mersin (İçel), Turkey. Apart from the story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Tarsus is also famous as the supposed birthplace of Paul the Apostle. The Church of St. Paul, built in the 1850s, was renovated in 2011 and commemorates St. Paul. The ruins of St. Paul’s house, where he is believed to have ...
The Mersin Province ( Turkis: Mersin ili) is a province in soothren Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast atween Antalya an Adana. The provincial caipital is the ceety o Mersin an the ither major toun is Tarsus, birthplace o Saunt Paul. The province is pairt o Çukurova, a geographical, economical an cultural region, that covers the provinces o ...
It is to the east of other historical places of Tarsus and to the north of Turkish state highway D.400. Its distance to Mersin is about 29 km (18 mi). Exploration history. The first written document about Donuktaş dates back to 1545. According to a member of the Venetian Barbaro family, who was the Bailo of Constantinople, Donuktaş was a palace.
But according to information plate of the mosque, there was an older mosque in the place of Grand Mosque which was built during the Abbasid (Arab) rule in the 9th century . After Tarsus was captured by the Byzantine Empire, the old mosque was transformed into a church. But in the 14th century Ramazanoğlu captured Tarsus and in 1579 the mosque ...
About 50% of the population of the province is younger than 24 years of age. 68% were born in Mersin. The literacy rate is 89%. Districts Districts of Mersin Province. Mersin Province is divided into thirteen districts. Four of them are actually included within the municipality of Mersin city (shown in boldface letters). Anamur
