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🏛️ Seleukeia Tracheia-Claudiopolis Ninica

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🏛️ Seleukeia Tracheia-Claudiopolis Ninica
Ruins of a multi-period Hellenistic and Roman coastal settlement in Cilicia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 19:56
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  • Located on the southern coast of Türkiye in ancient Cilicia Tracheia
  • Founded as Seleukeia in the Hellenistic period; renamed Claudiopolis under Roman rule
  • Also known as Ninica in some historical sources
  • Remains accessible but largely unexcavated and partially submerged

Seleukeia Tracheia-Claudiopolis Ninica represents a layered settlement spanning the Hellenistic through Roman imperial periods along the Cilician coast ...

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