Zerzevan Castle
Diyarbakır, Çınar · Archaeological site
Photo: Chansey · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Diyarbakır / Çınar
- Elevation
- 896 m
- Wikidata
- Q28806346
About
Zerzevan Castle (Kurdish: Qesra Zêrzevan, Zîrzevan Turkish: Zerzevan Kalesi Armenian: Զերզեվանի ամրոց), also known as Samachi Castle, is a ruined Eastern Roman castle, a former important military base, in Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey. Archaeological excavations at the site revealed the existence of underground structures, among them a temple of Mithraism, a mystery religion. The castle was used as a civilian settlement between the 1890s and the 1960s. The site is partly open to tourism.
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Location
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