Historic Sites in Ceyhan

Yılankale is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in Adana Province of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla after its possible founder—King Leo I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Medieval Armenian names attached to the site are Kovara and Vaner.

Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest tells of Cilicia with an area of approximately 80 ha. It is 40 kilometers east of the city of Adana, northwest of the village Sirkeli in the district of Ceyhan, at the breakthrough of the Ceyhan through the Misis Mountains.

Kurtkulağı Kervansarayı is a historical caravanserai in Adana Province, Turkey

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Tatarlı Höyük is a mound located in Tatarlı Village, approximately 50 km east of Adana city center and 24 km east of Ceyhan District. The mound, together with the basalt elevation it sits on, is 35 meters high and measures 300 x 180 meters. Based on pottery finds, the mound is stated to be 100 meters in diameter. Before the excavation work began, there was a wedding hall on the mound. Later, the Adana Conservation Board decided to demolish the said wedding hall.

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