Ancient site· Silifke, Mersin

Olba

Olba is a ancient site in Silifke, Mersin; Olba, also Olbe, was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Isauria, in present-day southern Turkey.

Olba
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Olba, also Olbe, was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Isauria, in present-day southern Turkey. It sat on a high plateau at about 1,200 m altitude, in mountainous country that, according to Strabo, commanded Cyinda and Soli.

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