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🏛️ Perre-Melitene

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🏛️ Perre-Melitene
Ruined Roman city in south-central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 09:06
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Adana Province, southeastern Turkey, near the modern town of Yakapınar
  • Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; became a major Roman city under the Empire
  • Site of significant ecclesiastical and administrative importance during the Byzantine period
  • Archaeological remains include city walls, tombs, and scattered architectural fragments

Perre, also known as Melitene in historical sources, is an archaeological site comprising the remains of an ancient ...

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