Şanlıurfa Castle

Urfa Castle with walls and dual columns

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 Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD.^[1] Today, the castle functions as an open-air museum.

References

↑ Sanliurfa

Castles in Turkey

Ayas Castle
Afyonkarahisar Castle
Alanya Castle
Alara Castle
Anadoluhisarı
Anavarza Castle
Ankara Castle
Bagras Castle
Birecik Castle
Bodrum Castle
Bolaman Castle
Boyabat Castle
Bozcaada Castle
Cemilli Castle
Çandır Castle
Dağlı Castle
Diyarbakır Fortress
Gaziantep Castle
Gözne Castle
Hebilli Castle
Hemite Castle
Hisarın Castle
Hoşap Castle
Kadifekale
Kaleköy Castle
Kalepark
Kars Castle
Kayseri Castle
Kevgürk Castle
Kızkalesi
Kızlar Kalesi
Kol Kalesi
Koz Castle
Mamure Castle
Mancınık Castle
Marmaris Castle
Meydan Castle
Meydancık Castle
Mut Castle
Namrun Castle
Pertek Castle
Riva Castle
Rumelihisari
Rumkale
Samsun Castle
Savaşır Castle
Servantikar
Silifke Castle
Sinap Castle
Şanlıurfa Castle
Şeytan Castle
Şile Castle
Tokat Castle
Tokmar Castle
Toprakkale
Trabzon Castle
Trapessac
Yaka Castle
Van Castle
Yeniyurt Castle
Yılankale
Yoros Castle
Zilkale

Coordinates: 37°08′43″N 38°47′02″E / 37.1454°N 38.7840°E / 37.1454; 38.7840

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