Lampron
Also known as Lambron, Les Embruns, Tamrun, Namrun
thumb|19th-century view of castle Lampron by Victor Langlois
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thumb|19th-century view of castle Lampron by Victor Langlois
Lampron (; ; ) is a castle near the town of Çamlıyayla in Mersin Province, Turkey. While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Armenian Hethumid princes. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, the fortress guarded passes to Tarsus and the Cilician Gates.
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