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🏛️ Castabala-Nicopolis

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🏛️ Castabala-Nicopolis
Roman city ruins in Cilicia, southern Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 17:31
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Ceyhan district, Adana Province, southern Turkey
  • Period: Hellenistic to Roman, with major development under Augustus (1st century BCE)
  • Status: Archaeological site with scattered ruins; no formal visitor infrastructure
  • Access: Limited; site is largely unexcavated and lacks protective barriers or signage

Castabala-Nicopolis is an ancient Roman settlement in Cilicia, located near the Ceyhan River in southern Turkey. Founded in ...

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