Kabaçam
Kabaçam, a.k.a. Kabaşam, is an archaeological site of a historic settlement in Mersin Province, southern Turkey.
Geography
The site is in the rural area of
Hisarin Castle, another historical ruin to the south can be viewed from the site. Its distance to Erdemli is 19 km (12 mi) and to Mersin is 56 km (35 mi). Visitors to Kabaçam from Mersin follow the Turkish state highway D.400
up to Yemişkumu beach and then follow the village road to north for about 3 km (1.9 mi). The road runs within the settlement while most of the ruins are situated just at the west of the road.
The site
The original name and the history of the settlement is not known. However, it is dated to late Roman or early Byzantine era.
Among the ruins, there are a basilica-plan church, houses, olive production workshops and a tower. There are reliefs of grapes and a relief of
Roman road to the south, which is now almost lost in the dense scrub.[1]
References
- ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4p.163
