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Lampron

Mersin, Çamlıyayla · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Mersin / Çamlıyayla
Elevation
1,288 m
Wikidata
Q1801490

About

Lampron (Armenian: Լամբրոն; French: Les Embruns; Turkish: Namrun Kalesi) is a castle near the town of Çamlıyayla in Mersin Province, Turkey. While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Armenian Hethumid princes. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, the fortress guarded passes to Tarsus and the Cilician Gates.

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