Corycus

Corycus
Fortress of Corycus
Corycus is located in Turkey
Corycus
Shown within Turkey
LocationMersin Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°27′55″N 34°9′15″E / 36.46528°N 34.15417°E / 36.46528; 34.15417
Fortress of Korikos in Cilician Armenia built c. the thirteenth century.

Corycus (Greek: Κώρυκος; also transliterated Corycos or Korykos; Armenian: Կոռիկոս, romanizedKoṙikos; Turkish: Kız Kalesi, lit. "maiden castle") was an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea, Anatolia, located at the mouth of the valley called Şeytan deresi; the site is now occupied by the town of Kızkalesi (formerly Ghorgos), Mersin Province, Turkey.