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Coast
of the
Pirates

by:

Roberto
Piperno

Mamure Kalesi: Cape Anamur is the southern most point of the Anatolian peninsula. From this cape it is possible to see Cyprus and thus all the ships sailing between Panfilia and Cilicia. A few miles to the east of the cape, the Romans built on a small rock a little fortress, which was enlarged by the Crusaders and later on at the beginning of the XIIIth century it was entirely rebuilt by the Seljuk Emir of Karaman. (more)

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