Charadrus
Ancient siteAnamur, Mersin
36.1085°N · 32.5701°E
Charadros
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Charadrus is a ancient site in Anamur, Mersin; Charadrus was a town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, between Platanus and Cragus.
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Charadrus was a town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, between Platanus and Cragus. Strabo describes it as a fort with a port below it and a mountain called Andriclus rising above it.
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- The Stadiasmos places Charadros on the Cilician coast between Platanus and Cragus.
- Strabo calls the mountain above the town Andriclus; the Stadiasmus calls the same mountain Androcus.
- Beaufort's description comes from his book Karamania.
- Yakacık was formerly called Kaledıran İskelesi.
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