209:
39:
100:. To reach Adamkayalar the travellers have to follow an asphalt village road of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). But the last 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the path which detaches from the village road, leads to a gorge named Şeytanderesi. The rest of the road is impassable by the motor vehicles and in order to reach the rocks the explorers should climb down.
108:
On the rocks facing the gorge, there are carved figures in nine niches. These are the figures of eleven males, four females and two children and one ibex. (The name
1804:
1153:
119:
In 2019, a large amount of damage was inflicted on the reliefs; reports said it had been done by treasure hunters who believed gold was inside the statues.
437:
141:
342:
1220:
1215:
197:
175:
406:
533:
1789:
1037:
467:
1042:
995:
427:
1047:
1179:
60:
1665:
1463:
1453:
1799:
1357:
497:
1794:
1158:
442:
1418:
1307:
1148:
190:
1413:
636:
1433:
1367:
1292:
447:
401:
1700:
1352:
951:
523:
1332:
1327:
936:
528:
472:
116:. No document exists about the origin of the figures, but they are probably from the second century AD.
1174:
631:
507:
1342:
761:
651:
1809:
1695:
1337:
432:
205:
168:
596:
492:
1392:
1362:
966:
183:
452:
1468:
1705:
1458:
97:
1473:
1443:
1423:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1117:
1097:
876:
581:
135:
956:
1600:
1540:
1438:
961:
861:
591:
291:
1530:
1302:
621:
1740:
911:
866:
801:
1635:
851:
671:
275:
8:
1725:
1715:
1710:
1580:
1483:
1478:
1448:
1347:
1122:
841:
806:
706:
641:
571:
477:
462:
386:
1132:
821:
482:
1745:
1205:
781:
726:
656:
1545:
1256:
1750:
1387:
1382:
1195:
1127:
1112:
1107:
1102:
756:
666:
391:
381:
54:
1565:
1555:
1535:
931:
626:
1730:
1690:
1660:
1408:
1372:
1276:
691:
606:
566:
396:
46:
1615:
1610:
1377:
1092:
766:
661:
1770:
1575:
1057:
871:
856:
811:
601:
301:
260:
213:
145:
23:
1685:
1550:
1062:
926:
721:
716:
1755:
1680:
1595:
1225:
1032:
906:
881:
786:
731:
711:
701:
487:
326:
113:
1720:
1620:
1570:
916:
751:
156:
88:. Distance to Kızkalesi, the coastline town is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), to
1783:
1735:
1670:
1645:
1297:
1271:
1067:
976:
946:
901:
846:
816:
796:
776:
741:
502:
457:
422:
75:
62:
1675:
611:
1655:
1650:
1488:
1428:
1235:
896:
886:
686:
50:
1630:
1625:
1585:
1560:
1520:
1240:
1210:
941:
921:
771:
316:
971:
681:
676:
1640:
1605:
1590:
1261:
1230:
1200:
1072:
831:
826:
561:
746:
296:
1525:
981:
891:
736:
586:
311:
1266:
696:
616:
576:
270:
836:
791:
646:
321:
306:
265:
89:
1052:
556:
286:
242:
208:
93:
38:
27:
112:
means Men-rocks) On pediment, there are also the figures of
96:is 66 kilometres (41 mi). Kızkalesi is on the
438:Emirler Archaeological Site and City Forest Museum
1781:
1805:Archaeological sites in Mersin Province, Turkey
167:Defineciler Mersin’de Adamkayalar’ı Parçalıyor
16:Rock carved figures in Mersin Province, Turkey
191:
45:Adamkayalar is on the southern slopes of the
1015:
343:List of populated places in Mersin Province
198:
184:
1510:
22:(literally "man-rocks") is a location in
407:Alata Research Institute of Horticulture
37:
1782:
1509:
1038:Mersin Congress and Exhibition Center
1014:
468:Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum
363:
224:
179:
92:is 32 kilometres (20 mi) and to
49:only several kilometers north of the
13:
428:Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum
14:
1821:
1419:Mersin Seventh Region Sports Hall
1180:Cyprus Memorial Forest in Silifke
207:
30:famous for rock carved figures.
1048:CNR Yenişehir Exhibition Center
996:Mezitli Producer Women's Market
225:
161:
150:
129:
1:
1454:Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex
534:Frederick Barbarossa Memorial
122:
1790:2nd-century Roman sculptures
1434:Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool
1368:Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard
1293:Transport in Mersin Province
498:Tarsus Çanakkale Park Museum
448:Mersin Archaeological Museum
402:Institute of Marine Sciences
33:
7:
1333:Karacailyas railway station
937:Temple of Jupiter (Silifke)
473:Mersin Urban History Museum
364:
10:
1826:
1414:Macit Özcan Sports Complex
1175:Mersin Interfaith Cemetery
637:Casemates of İbrahim Pasha
103:
1768:
1516:
1505:
1401:
1353:Çukurova Regional Airport
1338:Huzurkent railway station
1285:
1249:
1188:
1167:
1141:
1081:
1025:
1021:
1010:
990:
952:Uzuncaburç (Diokaesareia)
542:
516:
443:Gözlükule Research Center
415:
374:
370:
359:
335:
251:
235:
231:
220:
1464:Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
1363:Adnan Menderes Boulevard
1308:Yeşilovacık Fishing Port
1016:Buildings and structures
967:Warrior relief of Efrenk
529:Mersin Martyrs' Memorial
136:Silifke governor's page
1469:Toroslar Bocce Facility
1343:Taşkent railway station
1043:Atatürk Cultural Center
632:Caracalla's inscription
1800:Rock reliefs in Turkey
1474:Erdemli Shooting Range
1444:Mersin Volleyball Hall
1424:Mersin Gymnastics Hall
1328:Tırmıl railway station
1323:Yenice railway station
1318:Tarsus railway station
1313:Mersin railway station
1154:Mersin Orthodox Church
1149:Mersin Catholic Church
1118:Grand Mosque of Tarsus
1098:Grand Mosque of Mersin
582:Ancient road in Tarsus
493:Silifke Atatürk Museum
42:
1795:Roman sites in Turkey
1511:Geographical features
1439:Mersin Tennis Complex
1358:İsmet İnönü Boulevard
962:Veyselli rock reliefs
862:Roman road in Cilicia
737:Imbriogon (Demircili)
508:Taşucu Atatürk Museum
453:Mersin Atatürk Museum
114:Roman eagles (Aquila)
76:36.52500°N 34.05417°E
41:
1706:Karaekşi Nature Park
1701:Gümüşkum Nature Park
1696:Aydıncık Nature Park
1459:Servet Tazegül Arena
433:Erdemli Yörük Museum
98:Datça-Mersin highway
1726:Cennet and Cehennem
1716:Erdemli Pine Groove
1711:Pullu I Nature Park
1484:Tarsus City Stadium
1479:Erdemli Sports Hall
1449:Mezitli Sports Hall
1393:Aydıncık Lighthouse
1348:Mersin Bus Terminus
1159:Saint Paul's Church
1123:Kubat Pasha Medrese
807:Mausoleum of Danyal
478:Mersin Water Museum
463:Mersin Naval Museum
72: /
57:coastline at about
1303:Taşucu Seka Harbor
1250:Industry and trade
782:Kuzucubelen Castle
762:Kırkkaşık Bedesten
727:Hasanaliler Church
652:Çanakçı rock tombs
622:Belenkeşlik Castle
144:2011-10-03 at the
81:36.52500; 34.05417
43:
1777:
1776:
1764:
1763:
1751:Yedi Uyurlar Cave
1636:Karacaoğlan River
1501:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1388:Anamur Lighthouse
1383:Mersin Lighthouse
1128:Laal Pasha Mosque
1113:Tarsus Old Mosque
1103:Mersin Old Mosque
1006:
1005:
1002:
1001:
867:Saint Paul's Well
757:Kelenderis mosaic
687:Eğribük (Palaiai)
392:Tarsus University
382:Mersin University
355:
354:
351:
350:
1817:
1810:Olba territorium
1731:Akhayat sinkhole
1691:Karabucak Forest
1661:Tarsus Waterfall
1541:Aydıncık Islands
1507:
1506:
1409:Edip Buran Arena
1373:Kushimoto Street
1277:Mersin Free Zone
1133:Güzeloluk Mosque
1023:
1022:
1012:
1011:
822:Meydancık Castle
692:Elaiussa Sebaste
642:Cleopatra's gate
607:Aya Tekla Church
567:Alahan Monastery
524:Atatürk Monument
483:Narlıkuyu Museum
397:Toros University
372:
371:
361:
360:
233:
232:
222:
221:
212:
211:
200:
193:
186:
177:
176:
170:
165:
159:
157:See for an image
154:
148:
139:
133:
87:
86:
84:
83:
82:
77:
73:
70:
69:
68:
65:
1825:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1815:
1814:
1780:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1771:Mersin Province
1760:
1741:Çukurpınar Cave
1576:Yelkenli Island
1546:Babadıl Islands
1512:
1493:
1397:
1281:
1257:ATAŞ (Refinery)
1245:
1184:
1163:
1137:
1085:
1083:
1077:
1058:Mersin Aquapark
1017:
998:
986:
912:Taşgeçit Bridge
872:Shahmeran Hamam
802:Mancınık Castle
544:
543:Archaeological
538:
512:
411:
366:
347:
336:All settlements
331:
253:
247:
227:
216:
214:Mersin Province
206:
204:
174:
173:
166:
162:
155:
151:
146:Wayback Machine
137:
134:
130:
125:
106:
80:
78:
74:
71:
66:
63:
61:
59:
58:
47:Toros Mountains
36:
24:Mersin Province
17:
12:
11:
5:
1823:
1813:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1775:
1774:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1762:
1761:
1759:
1758:
1756:Kisecik Canyon
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1596:Kaledran Creek
1593:
1588:
1583:
1581:Yılanlı Island
1578:
1573:
1568:
1566:Güvercin Islet
1563:
1558:
1556:Bozyazı Island
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1536:Arslanköy Pond
1533:
1528:
1523:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1503:
1502:
1499:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1405:
1403:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1289:
1287:
1286:Transportation
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1253:
1251:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1226:Kayraktepe Dam
1223:
1221:Kadıncık 2 HES
1218:
1216:Kadıncık 1 HES
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1033:Mersin Halkevi
1029:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1008:
1007:
1004:
1003:
1000:
999:
994:
992:
988:
987:
985:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
957:Üçayaklı ruins
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
932:Tekkadın ruins
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
907:Tapureli ruins
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
882:Silifke Castle
879:
877:Silifke Bridge
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
787:Lamas Aqueduct
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
732:Hisarin Castle
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
702:Evciler Castle
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
627:Canbazlı ruins
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
572:Altından geçme
569:
564:
559:
554:
548:
546:
540:
539:
537:
536:
531:
526:
520:
518:
514:
513:
511:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
488:Silifke Museum
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
419:
417:
413:
412:
410:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
387:Çağ University
384:
378:
376:
368:
367:
357:
356:
353:
352:
349:
348:
346:
345:
339:
337:
333:
332:
330:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
283:
282:
279:
278:
273:
268:
263:
257:
255:
249:
248:
246:
245:
239:
237:
229:
228:
218:
217:
203:
202:
195:
188:
180:
172:
171:
160:
149:
127:
126:
124:
121:
105:
102:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1822:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1785:
1772:
1767:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1746:Aydıncık Cave
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1736:Egma Sinkhole
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1671:Sertavul Pass
1669:
1667:
1666:Yerköprü Fall
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1646:Mezitli River
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:Babadıl Creek
1614:
1612:
1611:Soğuksu Creek
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1531:Kızılbağ Pond
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1515:
1508:
1504:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1402:Sports venues
1400:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1378:Boğsak Tunnel
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1298:Mersin Harbor
1296:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1206:Birkapılı Dam
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1166:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1140:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1093:Muğdat Mosque
1091:
1090:
1088:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1068:Mersin Marina
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1013:
1009:
997:
993:
989:
983:
980:
978:
977:Yelbiz Castle
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
947:Tokmar Castle
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
847:Olba Aqueduct
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
817:Meydan Castle
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
797:Mamure Castle
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
777:Kravga Bridge
775:
773:
770:
768:
767:Kızlar Kalesi
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
657:Çandır Castle
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
597:Athena relief
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
549:
547:
541:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
521:
519:
515:
509:
506:
504:
503:Tarsus Museum
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
458:Mersin Museum
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
423:Anamur Museum
421:
420:
418:
414:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
379:
377:
373:
369:
362:
358:
344:
341:
340:
338:
334:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
284:
281:
280:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
262:
259:
258:
256:
250:
244:
241:
240:
238:
234:
230:
223:
219:
215:
210:
201:
196:
194:
189:
187:
182:
181:
178:
169:
164:
158:
153:
147:
143:
140:
132:
128:
120:
117:
115:
111:
101:
99:
95:
91:
85:
56:
55:Mediterranean
52:
48:
40:
31:
29:
25:
21:
1686:Karakız Lake
1656:Berdan River
1651:Efrenk River
1601:Dragon Creek
1551:Boğsak Islet
1489:Tarsus Arena
1429:Mersin Arena
1236:Pamukluk Dam
1196:Alaköprü Dam
1108:Müftü Mosque
1063:Atatürk Park
927:Tekir ambarı
897:Softa Castle
887:Sinap Castle
857:Pasha's Tomb
852:Öküzlü ruins
722:Gülek Castle
717:Gözne Castle
667:Dağlı Castle
551:
416:Museums etc.
375:Universities
163:
152:
138:(in Turkish)
131:
118:
109:
107:
44:
19:
18:
1721:Kanlıdivane
1631:Alata River
1626:Lamas River
1621:Göksu River
1586:Cape Anamur
1571:Saplı Islet
1561:Dana Island
1521:Mersin Gulf
1241:Silifke HES
1211:Gezende Dam
922:Tece Castle
917:Taşhan, Mut
772:Kilise Tepe
752:Karakabaklı
592:Aphrodisias
552:Adamkayalar
236:Center city
226:Settlements
110:Adamkayalar
79: /
20:Adamkayalar
1784:Categories
1676:Gülek Pass
1641:Tece Creek
1606:Sini Creek
1591:Cape Tisan
1262:ACS Mersin
1231:Otluca HES
1201:Berdan Dam
1168:Cemeteries
1073:Tarsus Zoo
832:Mut Castle
827:Mezgitkale
612:Baç Bridge
562:Ala Bridge
302:Çamlıyayla
252:Districts
123:References
67:34°03′15″E
64:36°31′30″N
1681:Karboğazı
1526:Paradeniz
982:Yumuktepe
892:Sinekkale
712:Gözlükule
672:Dikilitaş
587:Anemurium
517:Monuments
276:Yenişehir
51:Kızkalesi
34:Geography
1272:Çimsataş
1267:Sodakrom
1142:Churches
1086:madrasas
972:Yanıkhan
742:Işıkkale
697:Emirzeli
682:Dörtayak
677:Donuktaş
662:Çatıören
617:Balabolu
577:Anchiale
292:Aydıncık
271:Toroslar
142:Archived
1082:Mosques
837:Nagidos
812:Melenia
792:Lampron
747:Kabaçam
647:Corycus
365:Culture
322:Silifke
307:Erdemli
297:Bozyazı
266:Mezitli
261:Akdeniz
104:Figures
90:Silifke
1053:Mertim
1026:Modern
991:others
942:Tırmıl
557:Akkale
545:wealth
327:Tarsus
312:Gülnar
287:Anamur
254:(İlçe)
243:Mersin
94:Mersin
28:Turkey
707:Gömeç
602:Aulai
53:and
1189:Dams
902:Soli
842:Olba
1084:and
317:Mut
1786::
26:,
199:e
192:t
185:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
