Hebilli Castle | |
Location: | Mersin Province, Turkey |
Map Type: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 36.9242°N 34.6686°W |
Type: | Castle |
Builder: | Caliphate |
Demolished: | Most of it |
Condition: | Ruined |
Open To Public: | Yes |
Hebilli Castle is a ruined castle in Mersin Province, Turkey.
The castle ruin is situated in Hebilli village which is now a suburb of Mersin at 36.9242°N 34.6686°W. Its distance to Mersin city center is .
The castle was built by an Arabic commander named Kalah Habellieh in the 7th century. The name of the castle, as well as the village, refers to its commissioner.
The two-storey castle is a small castle with outer dimensions 14x. It was probably an observation castle. The outer walls were made of face stone while the inner walls were of rubble stone.[1]