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Mersin is the capital city of Mersin province in Turkey (named İçel province until 2002). It is located in the South Anatolia Region, to the south of the country, south of the Taurus Mountains, by the Mediterranean coast. It had a population of 537,842 according to the 2000 census.
Since Mersin has always been a port city through history, the area was inhabited since 7th millennium BC. The hill of Yümüktepe has been excavated by John Garstang and 23 levels of occupation have been revealed, the earliest dating from ca. 6300 BC. A fortification was put up around 4500 BC, but the site appears to have been abandoned between 3200 BC and 1200 BC. Afterward the city was part of many states and civilizations such as Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks under Alexander the Great, Seleucids, Lagids, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Egyptian Tulunids, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, Crusaders, Armenians, Mamluks, Anatolian beyliks, and finally Ottomans. Apart from its natural harbor and its strategic position along the trade routes of southern Anatolia, the city profited by production of and trade in molybdenum (white lead), drawn from the neighbouring mines of Coreyra. Ancient sources attributed the best molybdenum to the city. It also minted its own coins.
The city is mentioned by numerous ancient authors. During the Ancient Greek period, the city bore the name Zephyrion. The geographer Strabo, from Amasya in Pontus, referred to the region as Cilicia which was divided into "Rugged Cilicia" (Cilicia Trachea) and "Flat Cilicia" (Cilicia Pedias). As both Cilicias' capital was Tarsus to which the Cilician Gates opened to, Mersin was the major port of the region being close to Tarsus. When Constantinople became the trade center, investments and tradesmen also shifted there, causing Mersin to lose its shine. The city, whose name was Latinized to Zephyrium, was renamed Hadrianopolis for emperor Hadrian.www.iwasinturkey.com
Mersin is the capital city of Mersin province in Turkey (named İçel province until 2002). It is located in the South...all »www.iwasinturkey.com
Mersin is the capital city of Mersin province in Turkey (named İçel province until 2002). It is located in the South Anatolia Region, to the south of the country, south of the Taurus Mountains, by the Mediterranean coast. It had a population of 537,842 according to the 2000 census.
Since Mersin has always been a port city through history, the area was inhabited since 7th millennium BC. The hill of Yümüktepe has been excavated by John Garstang and 23 levels of occupation have been revealed, the earliest dating from ca. 6300 BC. A fortification was put up around 4500 BC, but the site appears to have been abandoned between 3200 BC and 1200 BC. Afterward the city was part of many states and civilizations such as Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks under Alexander the Great, Seleucids, Lagids, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Egyptian Tulunids, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, Crusaders, Armenians, Mamluks, Anatolian beyliks, and finally Ottomans. Apart from its natural harbor and its strategic position along the trade routes of southern Anatolia, the city profited by production of and trade in molybdenum (white lead), drawn from the neighbouring mines of Coreyra. Ancient sources attributed the best molybdenum to the city. It also minted its own coins.
The city is mentioned by numerous ancient authors. During the Ancient Greek period, the city bore the name Zephyrion. The geographer Strabo, from Amasya in Pontus, referred to the region as Cilicia which was divided into "Rugged Cilicia" (Cilicia Trachea) and "Flat Cilicia" (Cilicia Pedias). As both Cilicias' capital was Tarsus to which the Cilician Gates opened to, Mersin was the major port of the region being close to Tarsus. When Constantinople became the trade center, investments and tradesmen also shifted there, causing Mersin to lose its shine. The city, whose name was Latinized to Zephyrium, was renamed Hadrianopolis for emperor Hadrian.«
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