Yeniyurt Castle
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Yeniyurt Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province
, Turkey
. The ancient name of the castle is not known. Yeniyurt is the name of a nearby village.
district of Mersin Province at 36°37′35"N 34°07′49"E. The castle overviews the Kayacı valley and Limonlu River. The distance to Erdemli is 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) and to Mersin is 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) It is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the nearest sea side settlement, Ayaş
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in the Medieval age. There are traces of three towers, a necropolis and a basilica as well as some houses.
Mersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The ancient name of the castle is not known. Yeniyurt is the name of a nearby village.
Geography
The castle is situated on a hill in the peneplane area at the north west of ErdemliErdemli
Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.-Geography:The district extends from the Mediterranean coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the Taurus Mountains where there is forest, and...
district of Mersin Province at 36°37′35"N 34°07′49"E. The castle overviews the Kayacı valley and Limonlu River. The distance to Erdemli is 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) and to Mersin is 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) It is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the nearest sea side settlement, Ayaş
Ayaş, Mersin
Ayaş, is a Mediterranean coastal town in Mersin Province, Turkey-Geography:Ayaş is a part of Erdemli district which is a part of Mersin Province. It is on the Datça Mersin highway at about . Distance to Mersin is and to Erdemli is . The population is 2391 as of 2010...
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The castle
The castle, now mostly in ruins, is noticeable for the non standart construction material. It was a Hellenistic castle built to control the valley during the ancient ages. But later on it was reconstructed by the Byzantian Empire or the Cilician ArmeniaArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , also known as the Cilician Armenia, Kingdom of Cilician Armenia or New Armenia, was an independent principality formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia...
in the Medieval age. There are traces of three towers, a necropolis and a basilica as well as some houses.