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Seleucia Pieria

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Distance
4.74 mi
Elevation gain
1,037 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
1,047 ft
Max elevation
955 ft
TrailRank 
23
Min elevation
11 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
353
Uploaded
April 12, 2017
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near Çevrik, Hatay (Türkiye)

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Itinerary description

This site is an ancient city Seleucia Pieria's site. In those times they were using this city as a port of the Antioch because river Orontes was able to hold ships. With this journey, you will bypass money seekers. If you want to pay for it, you can just turn left before the entrance of the Titus tunnel. This tunnel was startet from Emperor Vespansianus times and finished in his son Titus's time. After you just leave the tunnel, look your left for the see Roman İnscription. At least you will be able to read Vespasianus and Titus's names. Leave there and path will end. From there either you could walk into the riverbed or from left of it. But in winter be carefull about floods and in summer times be carefull about snakes and venomus creatures. As you see I've added a Landscape for a rock wich carved 'ROD' ıt interested me I'm sure you will too. This path from exit of the tunnel untill the town center your journey could be harsh be prepared dor that. When you reach village, you can see a mosque which converted from Armenian chuch. From this point you can check villagers walls for antique stones. This towns peoples are very hospitable you can fell that. Follow the road of the village to the Dor Temple. When you reach it you will see that temple is just ruins. But you can use your imagination and it's view is great. From this point either you can follow the road like I did (Which I really don't recomment it) or you can follow the road untill end of the road.

Waypoints

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Walls of ancient city

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10 ft

Various ruins

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10 ft

Spring water is coming out of ground

PictographWaypoint Altitude 13 ft

City's barrack?

PictographWaypoint Altitude 16 ft

Agora building

PictographWaypoint Altitude 23 ft

Column ruins

PictographWaypoint Altitude 33 ft

Ruins

PictographWaypoint Altitude 141 ft

Free entrance for Rock-cut tombs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 131 ft

Beşikli Mağara ruck-cut tombs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 128 ft

Ancient little water channel.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 135 ft

You can rest here.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 141 ft

Entrance of Titus tunnel

PictographWaypoint Altitude 203 ft

Exit of the Tunnel. Look your left to see inscription.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 259 ft

Ancient Rock-cut water channels

PictographWaypoint Altitude 810 ft

Old Armenian now Turk village, you must see village center.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 614 ft

This is ancient dor style temple ruins.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 614 ft

From this point, I don't recommend you to go. For a safer travel, walk with the road.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 390 ft

Look for entrance of the ancient water channel.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 20 ft

You must see this monument.

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