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Silifke

//sɪlɪfkeɪ// name

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  1. 1
    A town in Mersin Province, Turkey.
  2. 2
    A district of Mersin Province, Turkey, around the town.

Etymology

From Turkish Silifke and Ottoman Turkish سلفكه (Silifke), from Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia, “Seleucia”), from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in honor of its founder Seleucus I Nicator. Doublet of Seleucia.

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