Ancient site· Anamur, Mersin
Charadrus
Charadros
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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- 36.1085°N · 32.5701°E
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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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A town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, listed in the Stadiasmos between Platanus and Cragus. Strabo, who spells the name Charadrous, describes it as a fortress with a harbour beneath it and a mountain called Andriclus above it. The Stadiasmus calls that same mountain Androcus, so the two ancient sources do not even agree on how to write it. Francis Beaufort recorded the place as "a passage opening through the mountains by a small river". Charadros lies today near Yakacık in Gazipaşa, a village formerly known as Kaledıran İskelesi.
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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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