Lampron Castle
Located in Çamlıyayla İlçesi, Mersin Province Coordinates: 37°10′01″ N 34°36′08″ E
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 1,302 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- COV Çukurova International Airport52 km
- HTY Hatay Airport175 km
About Lampron Castle
Lampron Castle is a historic site. Location: Çamlıyayla İlçesi, Mersin Province.
Lampron (Armenian: Լամբրոն; French: Les Embruns; Turkish: Namrun Kalesi) is a castle near the town of Çamlıyayla in Mersin Province, Turkey. While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Armenian Hethumid princes. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, the fortress guarded passes to Tarsus and the Cilician Gates.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1071
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Photos of Lampron Castle
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Climate of Lampron Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 49 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Tarsus · 38 km southeast22°
- Mersin · 40 km south22°
- Adana · 67 km east21°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- December (74 mm)
- Driest month
- August (7 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 19° | 12° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 57 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 74 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Lampron Castle
The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport (COV), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tarsus, 38 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 52 kmsoutheast
- Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 175 kmsoutheast
- Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 178 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Tarsus Population: 350.7K 38 kmsoutheast
- Mersin Population: 537.8K 40 kmsouth
- Heraclea Population: 156.3K 62 kmnorthwest
- Adana Population: 1.8M 67 kmeast
- Silifke Population: 132.7K 106 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lampron Castle
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 324 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km32 places
- Orta Toroslar Mountain 24 kmNW
- Karayelek Dağı Mountain 20 kmNW
- Yedigöz Tepe Mountain 17 kmW
- Çığırcak Dağı Mountain 8 kmN
25–60 km150 places
- Dipsiz Göl Lake 55 kmSE
- Yumru Tepesi Mountain 41 kmS
- Yıldız Tepe Mountain 35 kmW
- Yelkalesi Mountain 43 kmW
60–100 km347 places
- Küçük Ada Island 98 kmSE
- Lake Tuzla Lake 64 kmSE
- Yağızlar Göleti Lake 84 kmE
- Tatlikulak Lake 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Uçar Tepesi Mountain, Çamlıyayla İlçesi3.3 km SE
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Kumbet Tepesi Mountain, Çamlıyayla İlçesi6.5 km NW
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Çığırcak Dağı Mountain, Çamlıyayla İlçesi7.5 km N
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Cehennem Deresi River, Mersin Province5.5 km S
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Kale Deresi River, Mersin Province7.9 km SE
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Keşbükü Köprüsü Landmark, Tarsus21 km SE
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Karakoyak Deresi River, Mersin Province9.4 km SW
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Tepetaş Tepesi Mountain, Tarsus12 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Çamlıyayla City, Çamlıyayla İlçesi0.8 km W
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Sebil Village, Çamlıyayla İlçesi5.5 km SW
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Fakılar Village, Çamlıyayla İlçesi4.7 km E
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Çamlıyayla Bucağı Municipality, Mersin Province1.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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