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Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle)
A medieval Armenian sea fortress on an island 200m off the Mediterranean coast road near Erdemli.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Mersin
Mersin, Turkey · Asia
About Mersin
Mersin sits on the route: 20 minutes from İğdir, 59km from Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle).
Mersin is in Turkey, with about 540,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is İğdir, about 11 km away.
Mersin (pronounced [ˈmæɾsin]) is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.
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region which combines Mersin with Tarsus and Erdemli houses more than 1.7 million inhabitants. Çukurova International Airport (COV) situated 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Mersin city centre, is its closest international airport. There are ferry services from Mersin to Famagusta (Mağusa) in Northern Cyprus. Mersin is linked to Adana via Tarsus by way of TCDD trains.
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Within an hour or so of Mersin: Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle) (59 km).
Where is Mersin?
Mersin is in Mersin, Turkey, about 11 km from İğdir.
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- Population
- 537,842
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Mersin
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 36.8120, 34.6389
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