Çamlıbel, Silifke
Çamlıbel (formerly Karaböcülü) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 147 (2022). It is situated to in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Silifke is and to Mersin is . The village was founded on the ruins of an ancient farm complex of the Roman Empire, Roman and early Byzantine Empire, Byzantine era (3rd-5th centuries). There are ruins of houses, cisterns, churches and the like. Major economic activities are farming and animal breeding. References

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Silifke
Silifke ( grc-gre, Σελεύκεια, ''Seleukeia'', la, Seleucia ad Calycadnum) is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey, west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of Çukurova. Silifke is near the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Göksu River, which flows from the nearby Taurus Mountains, surrounded by attractive countryside along the river banks. Etymology Silifke was formerly called ''Seleucia on the Calycadnus'' — variously cited over the centuries as ''Seleucia'' n''Cilicia'', ''Seleucia'' n, of''Isauria'', ''Seleucia Trachea'', and ''Seleucia Tracheotis'' —. The city took its name from its founder, King Seleucus I Nicator. The ancient city of Olba ( tr, Oura) was also within the boundaries of modern-day Silifke. The modern name derives from the Latin ''Seleucia'' which comes from the Greek ''Σελεύκεια''. History Antiquity Located a few miles from the mouth of the Göksu River, Seleucia was founded by Seleucus I ...
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