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Foça Castle
Foça Castle

Foça Castle, Five Gates Castle or Beş Kapılar Castle, is a castle located in Foça town in Izmir Province, Turkey. It was built in Ottoman times, between 1538-1539 AD, by Silahtar Iskender Ağa.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Izmir Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 16th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
Date of Submission: 2020
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