This is Anamur.
This is Anamur.
Anamur County is located in the westernmost part of Mersin. It is 230 km from the provincial capital Mersin, 265 km from Antalya, 230 km from Karaman, and 40 miles (76 km) from Cyprus.
The history of the county dates back to ancient times. The old name of Anamur County comes from the name "Anemurium". The name "Anemurium" is of Latin origin and means windy nose.
According to the known history of Anamur, the Phoenicians, the Hittites and the Assyrians later drove the civilizations of the Persians and the Romans from the Romans to the Byzantines. Anamur was rebuilt during the Byzantine period. The Seljuk ruler Alaaddin Keykubat, the Ertokuş Bey, officiated in the capture of the coastal cities, which M. The S. He conquered Anamur in 1228. Later, Anamur Bilahare, which came under the administration of the Karamanids, was annexed to the Ottoman territories by Gedik Ahmet Pasha, one of the Commanders of Fatih, in 1471.
With its natural beauty and historic buildings, Anamur will be one of those places where you can't get enough of the sea, the sun and the sightseeing.