Charadrus or Charadros () was a town on the coast of
ancient Cilicia
Cilicia () is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilician plain (). The region inclu ...
, between
Platanus
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All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. The type ...
and
Cragus, according to the
Stadiasmus
The ''Stadiasmus Maris Magni'' or ''Stadiasmus sive Periplus Maris Magni'' () is an ancient Roman periplus or guidebook detailing the ports sailors encounter on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The ''stadiasmus'' provides distances, sailing ...
.
Strabo
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, who writes it Χαραδροῦς, describes it as a fort with a port below it, and a mountain
Andriclus above it. It is described by
Francis Beaufort
Sir Francis Beaufort ( ; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer and naval officer who created the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.
Early life
Francis Beaufort was descended from French Protestant Hugu ...
"as an opening through the mountains with a small river." The mountain is mentioned in the Stadiasmus under the name Androcus.
Charadrus is located near modern
Yakacık (formerly Kaledıran İskelesi), in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
References
Populated places in ancient Cilicia
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Mersin Province
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