cilicia

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English - Turkish
Adana bölgesinin eski ismi
Kilikya
(Coğrafya) Klikya: Doğu Roma İmparatorluğu zamanında Kilikya, 1199-1375 Kilikya, (Roma İmparatorluğu döneminde Caesarea ad Anabarsum), Adana ili Kozan ilçesinin 28 km. güneyindedir. Antik şehir duvarlarının hemen dışına kurulmuş küçük koyun ismi Dilekkaya'dir
Adana civarının Romalılar devrindeki ismi
Gülek Boğaz
Cilician Gates Külek Boğazı
English - English
An ancient region of south-eastern Asia Minor, famed for cilice — haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats; present-day Çukurova
(Coğrafya) Ancient district, southern Anatolia. The district was located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Taurus Mountains. In ancient times it comprised the only land route from Anatolia to Syria, making it a prized territory. Controlled by the Hittites (14th–13th century BC), the Assyrians (8th century), and the Persian Achaemenids (6th–4th century), it later came under Macedonian and Seleucid rule. In the 1st century BC it became a Roman province (see Roman Republic and Empire). The apostle Paul visited the district, which has early Christian monuments. Muslim Arabs occupied it (7th–10th century AD), at the end of which time it was reconquered by Byzantine Empire. It was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire in 1515 and after 1921 became part of the Republic of Turkey
Ancient district, southern Anatolia. The district was located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Taurus Mountains. In ancient times it comprised the only land route from Anatolia to Syria, making it a prized territory. Controlled by the Hittites (14th-13th century BC), the Assyrians (8th century), and the Persian Achaemenids (6th-4th century), it later came under Macedonian and Seleucid rule. In the 1st century BC it became a Roman province (see Roman Republic and Empire). The apostle Paul visited the district, which has early Christian monuments. Muslim Arabs occupied it (7th-10th century AD), at the end of which time it was reconquered by Byzantine Empire. It was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire in 1515 and after 1921 became part of the Republic of Turkey
An ancient region of south-eastern Asia Minor, famed for cilice - haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats; present-day Çukurova

Related Terms

Cilician
Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
cilician
{n} a native of Cilicia in Asia
cilician
A native or inhabitant of Cilicia
cilician
Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor