the swamp was drained and the River Berdan was dammed to build Turkey's first hydro-electric power station. Irrigation, roadworks and a railway brought the economy of Tarsus back to life, with new factories particularly producing textiles. Cuisine The distinctive local cuisine includes chargrilled chicken hummus (sometimes heated and served with pastırma), şalgam (pickled turnips), tantuni (a sandwich of chopped grilled lamb), miniature pizzas (lahmacun) called "fındık lahmacun", and cezerye, a dessert made from carrots. Sports Tarsus has two football stadiums, Tarsus City Stadium and Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadium, and an arena, Tarsus Arena. The local football club is Tarsus Idman Yurdu. Main sites Tarsus city centre is home to the magnificent homes of wealthy traders, some of them restored, some still waiting a saviour. Additionally it is home to several historic sites although some are in need of restoration and research. These sites have been described by travellers for well over a century. For instance Blackwood's Magazine (Edinburgh) in 1890, and H. V. Morton's In the Steps of St Paul in 1936. The best known include: Cleopatra's Gate – to the west of the city, the only ancient city gate still standing, where Antony and Cleopatra entered the city in 41 BC, though the "restoration" of this structure has covered much of it with shiny new stone (see for a picture of the gate before the work was done). Roman bridge of Justinian over the Berdan River. It remains in good condition. Tarsus Museum, containing many ancient coins and a severed mummified arm Roman road north of Tarsus Ancient road another Roman road in the town centre Kızlar Kalesi, a medieval castle ruin Gözlükule - slight remains of original settlement mound Sites of religious interest and pilgrimage include: St. Paul's Church and well (it is a museum, but occasionally Christian services take place here). Mosque said to be the burial place of the Prophet Daniel. From the Turkish period: Tarsus Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami), an especially beautiful 16th-century mosque constructed according to plans more familiar in Syria Kırkkaşık Bedesten and Bilal Habeşi Masjid The old baths; the dark brown spots on the white marble walls are said to be the bloodstains of Shahmeran, the legendary Snake King who was killed in an ambush in the baths. (see Shahmeran Hamam) "Nusret (Nusrat)", the minelayer used to defend the Straits before the Battle of Gallipoli Places of natural beauty include: Tarsus Waterfall Karabucak