🏛️ Seleukeia Tracheia-Kelenderis
Hellenistic and Roman port city ruins on the Cilician coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on the Mediterranean coast of Cilicia, in present-day Mersin Province, Türkiye
- Founded as a Hellenistic settlement; flourished as a Roman port city
- Archaeological remains include harbor infrastructure, fortifications, and domestic structures
- Site remains largely unexcavated and is accessible to researchers and visitors
Seleukeia Tracheia-Kelenderis is an ancient coastal settlement occupying a strategic position on the Cilician coast of the eastern Mediterranean. The site exhibits occupational layers spanning the Hellenistic period through the Roman era, with evidence of maritime commerce and defensive infrastructure. The dual nomenclature reflects successive naming conventions and cultural phases of habitation at this location ...