Lamas Aqueduct

Lamas Aqueduct is a Roman aqueduct in Mersin Province, Turkey The source of the watercourse is Limonlu River also known as Lamas River at an altitude of approximately 100 metres (330 ft).

The average distance between the coast and the aqueduct is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi).

The first section of the watercourse up to Elaiussa Sebaste was built by the Roman Empire in the 1st or 2nd centuries.

After Elaiussa Sebaste's decline, the Byzantine Empire extended the watercourse to Corykos in the 5th or 6th centuries.

Part of the watercourse is through open channels or galleries in the peneplane area south of Toros Mountains.

A part of the aqueduct near the town of Kumkuyu