Sirkeli Höyük

Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest tells (settlement mounds) of Cilicia with an area of approximately 80 ha. It is 40 kilometers east of the city of Adana, northwest of the village Sirkeli in the district of Ceyhan, at the breakthrough of the Ceyhan through the Misis Mountains (Turkish: Nur Dağ).

Key facts

Type: archaeological site
Located in: Mediterranean Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 37.003889, 35.745278Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Sirkeli Höyük (en.wikipedia.org), as of 18 July 2026

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