Mancınık Castle
{{Short description|Castle in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey}}
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|location = Mersin Province, Turkey
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|type = Fortress
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|builder = Hellenistic age
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|demolished = Most of it
|condition = Partially standing.
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Mancınık Castle ({{langx|tr|Mancınık Kale}}) is a Hellenistic castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. Its original name is unknown.
Geography
The castle is situated in Silifke district of Mersin Province, at {{coord|36|31|N|34|03|E}}, about {{convert|10|km}} bird's flight to Mediterranean Sea. Visitors to the site follow the road from Narlıkuyu and Cennet to north . The last {{convert|500|m}} of the course which detaches from the road to east is actually a rough path. The castle is situated on the clift which overviews the Şeytanderesi canyon to the east. Adamkayalar (which is historically unrelated to the castle) is situated 7 km southeast in the east wall of the canyon.
History
The first archaeological research of the site has been carried out by Levent Zoroğlu in 1987.[http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/sempozyum_pdf/arastirmalar/15_arastirma_1.pdf Cultural research symposium papers] {{in lang|tr}} The walls are made of polygonal shaped stones, a characteristics of Hellenistic architecture. Also there are few inscriptions. Although these are mostly erased a few words could be read. Hellenistic origin is also confirmed by a decrypted word oikodomos.
References
{{Castles in Turkey}}
{{Mersin Province}}
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Category:Hellenistic architecture
Category:Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
Category:Ruined castles in Turkey