It is located within the borders of Emirhacı Neighborhood, 12 km to the south of downtown Gülnar District, Mersin. It was the residence of the king during the 7th and 6th centuries BC, then it was used as a military base by Persians in the 4th century BC, and finally it served to Egyptian kings as a garrison in the 2nd century BC. Traces of the Late Roman and Byzantine Periods can be seen in the city. In the texts relating the Babylonian King Neriglissar’s campaign in 557/556 BC against Appuashu, the king of Pirindu, it was stated that the King’s armies came as far as Kirshu, the “capital city of the ancestors” of Appuashu –which is now known as Meydancık Fortress, then set off on the sea from this point, and arrived in Selinus (modern Gazipaşa) (or ‘Sallune’ as mentioned in the texts). The citadel has a monumental gate, an eastern cemetery and Persian reliefs; yet, such Persian reliefs were used during the Hellenistic Period as well. As a result of that, they look incomplete and heavily damaged. The revealed pieces from the site include the seal of Muwattalli, the King of the Hittites. A total of 5215 silver coins revealed during the scientific excavations conducted in 1980 are currently exhibited in Silifke Museum.