Cleopatra's Gate

Step into History through Cleopatra's Gate: A Hidden Marvel of Mersin, Türkiye.

Cleopatra's Gate

The city walls built in the Eastern Roman period had three gates: Mountain Gate (Dağ Kapısı), Adana Gate (Adana Kapısı) and Sea Gate (Deniz Kapısı). The walls of Tarsus with three very strong doors were demolished by İbrahim Pasha of Egypt in 1835, and the only remaining gate was the Sea Gate remained. According to the legend, when Cleopatra, popular Egyptian queen, came to Tarsus to meet with her lover Roman General Antonius, she entered the city through the Sea Gate. For this reason, it was also called Cleopatra Gate (Kleopatra Kapısı).

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