Şanlıurfa Castle
Şanlıurfa, Eyyübiye · Archaeological site
Photo: Klaus-Peter Simon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Şanlıurfa / Eyyübiye
- Elevation
- 552 m
- Wikidata
- Q14544632
About
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. Today, the castle functions as an open-air museum.
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Location
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Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.
On these itineraries
- Five Days in Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Mardin · 5 days · about 23 h 15 min
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