Boyabat Castle

The Castle of Boyabat on top of a hill

Boyabat Castle, is a castle in the town of Boyabat, Sinop Province, Turkey built by the Paphlagonians in antiquity and reconstructed under Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman rule. The castle is situated in the Gökırmak Valley and built on the southern of two steep rocky hills. It functions as a museum today.

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: 41°27′57″N 34°45′41″E / 41.4659°N 34.7614°E / 41.4659; 34.7614

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