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Saint Paul's Church is a former church in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Church of Saint Paul. Tarsus and the churches. [edit] Interior of the church during the celebration of a mass. Tarsus, in the Cilicia of the antiquity, in what is now southern Turkey, was an important city during both ancient and medieval ages.
Tarsus (/ ˈtɑːrsəs /; Hittite: 𒋫𒅈𒊭 Tārša; Greek: Ταρσός Tarsós; Tarson; Arabic: طَرسُوس Ṭarsūs) is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,029 km 2, and its population is 350,732 (2022). It is a historic city, 20 km (12 miles) inland from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Sep 26, 2017 · Tarsus, a historic city part of the Mersin province, has a story that goes back around 6,000 years. Most notably, Tarsus is where Mark Antony and Cleopatra met for the first time, as well as being the supposed birthplace of Paul the Apostle.
Tarsus ( /ˈtɑrsəs/; Hittite: Tarsa; Greek: Ταρσός; Armenian: Տարսոն) is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean. It is part of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 3 million people.
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Tarsus is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean. It is part of the Adana-Mersin metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey. Tarsus forms an administrative district in the eastern part of Mersin Province and lies at the heart of the Çukurova region.
