Hoşap Castle (Turkish: Hoşap kalesi, Kurdish: Kela Xoşebê, Armenian: Խոշաբ բերդ, romanized: Khoshab Berd) is a large 17th century castle located in the...
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Van are Hoşap Castle, Muradiye Fall, Akdamar Island, Van Castle, Lake Turna, Lake Akgöl and Van Museum. Haykaberd or Çavuştepe Hoşap Castle Muradiye...
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Van Castle (Van Kalesi). The city now lies at about 1,750 metres (5,741 feet) above sea level. The main places with tourism potential in Van are Hoşap Castle...
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Rumelihisarı (redirect from Roumeli Hissar Castle)
hence the fortress's alternative name, "Boğazkesen", i.e. "Strait-cutter" Castle. Its older sister structure, Anadoluhisari ("Anatolian Fortress"), sits...
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Bodrum Castle (Turkish: Bodrum Kalesi) is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by...
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Castles in Turkey were built in the Ancient and Medieval Times. The Turkish names for castle are kale, şato and hisar. Thus the names of some castles...
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Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya. Most of the castle was built in the 13th century under the Seljuq...
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Gündoğan, Oğuzeli (category Ruined castles in Turkey)
Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim Pasha Casemates...
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Karacahisar Castle, Karaca Hisar Castle or Karajahisar Castle (Turkish: Karacahisar Kalesi, Greek: Κάστρο Καρακαχίσαρ) is a ruined Byzantine castle on a plateau...
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Şanlıurfa Castle, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa (previously Edessa), Turkey. The castle was built by the...
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Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest...
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Kızkalesi (from Turkish: "Maiden's Castle", also known as Deniz kalesi) is an island castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province of Turkey. The...
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Nevşehir Castle (Turkish: Nevşehir Kalesi) is a historic castle in the city of Nevşehir, overlooking the underground city of Kayaşehir. [better source needed]...
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Anadoluhisarı (category Castles in Istanbul Province)
Local street view of the neighborhood of the same name The castle as seen from the coast The castle amidst the traditional Istanbul waterside mansions known...
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Şeytan Castle (Turkish: Şeytan Kalesi, Georgian: ქაჯის ციხე, romanized: kajis tsikhe) is a castle in the Çıldır district of the Ardahan Province in Turkey...
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Gaziantep Castle (Turkish: Gaziantep Kalesi) is a castle on top of a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during...
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Yoros Castle (Turkish: Yoros Kalesi) is a ruined castle dating back to Byzantine times that stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black...
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had 60,000 warriors. Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey, strengthened the Hoşap Castle in the Lake Van region, in 1643. After ca. 1800, the Cihanbeyli, Reşwan...
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Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim Pasha Casemates...
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Bagras (category Crusader castles)
Πάγραι; Armenian: Պաղրաս, romanized: Paġras), is a town and its nearby castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains. Strabo's...
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Zernek Dam is located near the village. Other historic castles in the region are Hoşap Castle and the ancient Urartian fortress of Sardurihinilli, excavated...
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Zerzevan Castle (Kurdish: Qesra Zêrzevan, Zîrzevan Turkish: Zerzevan Kalesi Armenian: Զերզեվանի ամրոց), also known as Samachi Castle, is a ruined Eastern...
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Ardahan Castle is a castle is located just across the Kura river in Ardahan, Turkey. The castle is a popular destination inside of the Ardahan province...
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Bayburt Castle (Turkish: Bayburt Kalesi) is a historic castle on a hill overlooking Bayburt, Turkey. Located on the bank of Çoruh River in its upper basin...
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Herakleia Salbace Hierapolis Hirbemerdon Tepe House of the Virgin Mary Hoşap Castle Hüseyindede Tepe Iasos Idyma Ibora Irenopolis Isinda Ivriz Hattusa Heraclea...
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Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim Pasha Casemates...
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Marmaris Castle is located in Marmaris, Turkey. The castle was reconstructed by Suleiman the Magnificent during his expedition against Rhodes. The fort...
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Fortress of Kaysun (category Crusader castles)
that time, he was carried on a litter ahead of his army to relieve the castle. Upon hearing news of Joscelin's approach, Emir Ghazi abandoned the siege...
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Bozcaada Castle (Turkish: Bozcaada kalesi) is a castle in the Turkish island of Bozcaada (known as Tenedos before the 15th century). The castle is in the...
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Hoşab, Gürpınar (redirect from Hoşap, Gürpınar)
The Kurdish name (Hoşap) and the Turkish name (Güzelsu) of the village both translate as "beautiful water", referring to the Hoşap River on whose banks...
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