It consists of three courtyards with 39 towers, surrounded by a moat. In one courtyard there is an ancient mosque with a minaret – built by Mahmud Bey of Karaman in 1300-1308 – which is still open for prayer. There are the ruins of a bathhouse on the opposite side. The castle is in two sections with two lines of ramparts between them, a walkway along the ramparts links the two sides. Anemurium, the remains of the ancient city, built between BC and AD 600 southwest of Anamur, on the coast. The stone walls of the city are still partly intact and there are many mosaics. The small theatre or odeion is still largely intact across from the more poorly preserved large theatre and there are several bath buildings. Enough left of the city's two-storey Roman bathhouse to give a good impression of what it was in its heyday, with changing rooms, a hot section, a warm section, and a hall with a pool. On the entrance gate a sign written Latin says “Welcome to the baths, have a good bath.” The city had an elaborate water supply system, as illustrated by the remains of the aqueducts. There is also an acropolis containing the ruins of a palace, which had its own private water supply. Around the city walls there are many Roman built tombs, which even have small entrance halls for visitors. The site has been excavated by Canadian teams from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. Many caves including Çukurpınar, one of the longest in the world, (1420 m) and Köşekbükü (the air is said to be treatment for asthma or malaria). International relations Bingen am Rhein, Germany Girne, Northern Cyprus Mingachevir, Azerbaijan See also Çarıklar Ören Bozdoğan Gercebahşiş Karalarbahşiş Köprübaşı Malaklar Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project References External links District governor's official website District municipality's official website About Mersin City and Anamur Anamur Mersin University Anamur and Anemurium Anamurluca, Anamur culture pages Anamur Pictures of Anamur including its castle and Anemurion Geography of Turkey Populated places in Mersin Province Populated coastal places in Turkey