It is close to the town Kumkuyu at the coast and just few hundred meters to Çanakçı rock tombs.
On the inscription of the tower at south-west it reads; "Built by Teukros, the son of priest king Tarkyaris of Olba for Zeus."
Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II rebuilt the city as a Christian religious center and renamed it Neapolis.
[3] Every year during Mersin International Music Festival, one or two outdoor concerts are held in Kanlıdivane.
(During such concerts Metropolitan municipality of Mersin add free bus trips to Kanlıdivane.)