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  • Gaziantep Castle

  • Gaziantep Castle

    Gaziantep Castle is a castle located in Gaziantep, Turkey. It was first built by the Hittite Empire as an observation point and later built into a main castle by the Roman Empire on top of a hill in the center of Gaziantep in 2nd and 3rd century AD. The castle underwent further expansion and renovation under the Byzantine emperor Justinianus between 527 and 565 AD. Gaziantep Castle has been renovated numerous times and took its final shape.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Underground Water Structures in Gaziantep; Livas and Kastels.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Gaziantep Castle
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    Gaziantep Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2018

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Gaziantep

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    Second Millennium BC

    Hittite

    Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Byzantine & Islamic Monuments

     

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