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🏛️ Mopsouhestia-Issos

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🏛️ Mopsouhestia-Issos
Ancient Roman coastal city in Cilicia, southern Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 23:56
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Adana Province, southern Turkey, near the Mediterranean coast
  • Ancient Cilician city founded in the Hellenistic period, flourished under Roman rule
  • Site of the Battle of Issus (333 BCE) fought nearby between Alexander the Great and Darius III
  • Largely unexcavated; remains visible as surface ruins among modern agricultural land

Mopsouhestia-Issos was a significant urban settlement in ancient Cilicia, blending Hellenistic and Roman architectural traditions. The city occupied ...

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