&sq=&lang=&file=File:Siscapital.jpg) The fortress in the old Armenian Capital Sis | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Turkey_adm_location_map.svg)  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Near the modern town of Kozan, Adana Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°26′40″N 35°48′37″E / 37.44444°N 35.81028°E |
| History | |
| Builder | Hittites And Armenians |
| Founded | 3rd millennium BC |
| Abandoned | 1921 |
Sis (Armenian: Սիս) was the capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.[1] The massive fortified complex is just to the southwest of the modern Turkish town of Kozan in Adana Province.
- ^ Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 233–237, 285, pls.211a-221a. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.