Geçitli, Türkiye
Mopsuestia
Mopsuestia (Ancient Greek: Μοψουεστία and Μόψου ἑστία, romanized: Mopsouestia and Μόψου Mopsou and Μόψου πόλις and Μόψος; Byzantine Greek: Mamista, Manistra, Mampsista; Arabic: al-Maṣṣīṣah; Armenian: Msis, Mises, Mamestia; modern Yakapınar) is an ancient city in Cilicia Campestris on the Pyramus River located approximately 20 km east of ancient Antiochia in Cilicia. From the city's harbor, the river is navigable to the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of over 40 km. The 1879 book A Latin Dictionary, the 1898 book Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia and the 1920 La Cilicie mention that the city at that time was called Missis or Messis, but in 1960 the name…
- City
- Geçitli
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia