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Ancient Tarsus, Turkey

 
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Distance from city center: 2mi
Wazling's pictureby Wazling History & Culture travel tip
added on the 12th of November, 2009
If you are the the modern city of Tarsus, you definitely should visit the ancient city. The oldest parts can be traced back till 4th millenium B.C.

 
 
 
 
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In 637, Tarsus was annexed away from Rome by the Rashidun Caliphate, an Islamic empire, who managed to hold on to it for almost 300 years.  Over the next few centuries, the city would be forced back and forth between various Christian and Islamic peoples until the Ottoman Empire finally took control of it in 1517.  During the Middle Ages, Tarsus was famous not only for its beauty but also for [...]
 
 
 

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