The Cilician Gate is a pass through the Taurus mountains; it connects Cappadocia and Cilicia. Because there are not many roads through this mountain range, it was of great strategical importance. Xenophon tells that only one cart could pass through the narrow pass (Anabasis, 1.2.21). It is often said that the the Gülek Bogazi is identical to the Cilician Gate, but this is only partially true. See http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/cilicia/cilician_gate.html
Location:
- Türkiye, Gülek
- geo:37.283249,34.786915
- Location ± 5-25 m.
Period or year:
- -5000~ / unknown
Class:
- Road
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=10952
- pleiades:place=648670
- livius:place=cilician-gate
- wikidata:entity=Q128884
Annotations
The Cilician Gate is a pass through the Taurus mountains; it connects Cappadocia and Cilicia. Because there are not many roads through this mountain range, it was of great strategical importance. Xenophon tells that only one cart could pass through the narrow pass (Anabasis, 1.2.21). It is often said that the the Gülek Bogazi is identical to the Cilician Gate, but this is only partially true. See http://www.livius.org/place/cilician-gate/
Nearby
Gülek Bogazi, Caracalla`s Inscription
Roman Imperial inscription on the Taurus Mountains. Gülek Kitabesi/Gülek Inscription, - İskender Kitabesi/ Alexander's Inscription
Gülek Castle (1 km)
Gülek Castle
Pylae (1 km)
Pylae