It is located within the borders of Guneykoy, 18 km away from the Gazipasa district. It falls into the borders of the region, known as Mountainous Kilikya in Ancient Times. The name of the town comes from Antiochust 4, the King of Kommagene. The ruins are collected on three hills. In the first one, is the region consisting of the agora, bath, victory line and church. The second part is the nekropol area with tomb structures unique to the Kilikya region. The third part is the ruins of the castle built on the sharp rocky area extending to the sea on the west. On the north of the city, there is ruin of a temple whose architectural components are still seen. There is a building which had religious functions in the apsis of three walls called trikonkhos. The ruins are dated from Roman, Byzantine and Middle Age.
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