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St.Paul Church, St.Paul's Well and surrounding historic quarters

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Turkey (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 25/02/2000
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
Ministry of Culture
Coordinates:
Tarsus is located on the South of Turkey
Ref.: 1409

Description

Tarsus is the birth place of St.Paul, situated on the edge of the fertile Çukurova plain in the city full of cedar groves city is the meeting place of legendery lovers Antony and Cleopatra. There is the commerative Cleopatra gate, to reach St.Paul's Well and the St.Paul Church, the old vernacular style streets of the city to be followed.