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  • Güvercinada Castle

    Güvercinada Castle is a historical castle located on a small island, in the harbour of Kuşadasι town, in Aydın Province, Turkey. The castle walls were built by İlyas Agha while the citadel's construction was commissioned by the Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478– 1546 AD).
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Güvercinada Castle
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    Güvercinada Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Aydın Province

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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