🏛️ Castabala-Anazarbos
Ruins of a Hellenistic-Roman city in Cilicia, southern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Adana Province, southern Turkey, near the Ceyhan River
- Occupied from Hellenistic period (3rd century BCE) through Byzantine era
- Major Roman city under the Seleucids and later Roman Empire
- Site remains largely unexcavated; accessible but without formal facilities
Castabala, known in antiquity as Anazarbos, was a significant urban center in ancient Cilicia situated along trade routes connecting the Mediterranean with inland Anatolia. The city flourished during the Hellenistic period and remained prosperous under Roman rule, serving as a regional administrative and commercial hub. Archaeological remains visible at the site include fortification walls, building foundations, and scattered ceramics spanning multiple periods of occupation ...