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🏛️ Mopsouhestia-Issos

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🏛️ Mopsouhestia-Issos
Ruins of a Hellenistic and Roman city in southern Türkiye


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 07:46
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  • Location: Adana Province, southern Türkiye, near the Ceyhan River
  • Founded: Hellenistic period (4th–3rd century BCE)
  • Historical significance: Site of the Battle of Issos (333 BCE) between Alexander the Great and Darius III
  • Status: Partially excavated archaeological site; limited visitor infrastructure

Mopsouhestia-Issos comprises the ruins of two overlapping ancient settlements in Cilicia, a region in southern Anatolia. The site ...

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