Cape Tisan

36°08′N 33°41′E / 36.133°N 33.683°E / 36.133; 33.683

Cape Tisan is a headland on the Mediterranean Sea coast of Mersin Province, Turkey. Τhe name is a clipping of the Greek Ἀφροδισιᾶν (Aphrodisian), which is the accusative form of Ἀφροδίσιας (Aphrodisias) – it is common for Turkish place names of Greek origin to derive from accusative forms.

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