Place details
Place nameIcel Ili
Other namesIçel, Icel Vilayeti, Mersin, Mersina, Mersine, Seleucia, Seleukeia
CountryTürkiye
Latitude36.75
Longitude34
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Borders eastern Toros Daglari (Taurus Mountains) to the NW & Mediterranean Sea to the S; under rule of Seljuq Turks 13th cen.; later controlled by Turkmen Karaman dynasty; region annexed to Ottoman Empire second half 15th cen.