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Anamurium 206 pictures 7.42 minutes HQ video The remains of Anamurium city are near the city Anamur. The settlement was first seen in the 4^th century B.C. in this city, which is situated on the furthest south coast of the Anatolia peninsula. Anamurium Anamurium witnessed its most magnificient period as a Roman city between 1^st and 4^th centuries A.D. Later, the city was governed by the Byzantine Empire, and it partially continued its vivid life in the 5^th and 6^th centuries A.D. Anamurium, suffered an earthquake in 580 A.D. The name "Anamurium" was used in the meaning of "windy cape". It is among the historical information reaching to us that the city was under the direction of Antiochos from the Kommanage Kingdom (38 - 72 A.D.) when the first city walls were constructed around it in the 1^st century A.D. Anamurium was used as a station by the Romans because of its closeness to Cyprus. It was also connected by a road to Germanikopolis which was one of the important cities on the Taurus Mountains. Therefore, it became an important merchant city from which the natural resources of the region were exported. Anamurium was captured by Sasanis in 260 A.D. In the 4^th and 5^th centuries A.D., the pirates coming from the Taurus Mountains destroyed the city frequently. The city was abandoned because of the Arabian invasions in 650 A.D. The Cemetery The cemetery which is outside the city walls is the necropolis area which is protected very well. There are about 350-400 tombs. The walls of some examples of one and two storied vaulted tombs are covered with frescos and mosaics. There are sarcophagus rooms, visiting areas and some other added areas in the tombs in general. The bases of the oldest tombs with cradle vaults are constructed by large lime stones. Some additional places are constructed in the second tomb style seen in the necropolis. The Aqueduct The Odeon Upper Baths Palaestra Walls Back to Turkey Index