Demircili (ancient
Imbriogon
Imbriogon was an ancient place in Cilicia Trachea, whose modern name is Demircili, Silifke, Demircili (formerly ''Dösene'') in Silifke district, in Mersin province, Turkey. It lay on the road from Silifke, Seleukia in the Kalykadnos to Olba (ancie ...
) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Silifke
Silifke is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mersin Province, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
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,
Mersin Province
Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...
,
Turkey
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. Its population is 385 (2022). It is situated on the southern slopes of the
Taurus Mountains
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. The distance to Silifke is and to
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
is . There are
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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*Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
ruins, some of which are situated along the road to the north, mostly mausoleums of wealthy Roman citizens of Seleucia who had summer residences in Demircili (then Imbriogon), as many Silifke residents still do today.
The main economic activity is agriculture. Olives and pistachios are the most pronounced crops.
References
{{Silifke District
Neighbourhoods in Silifke District