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  • Harput Castle

  • Harput Castle

    Harput Castle is a historical castle located in Harput district, Elazığ Province, Turkey. It was built by Kingdom of Urartu in the 8th century BC, and was restored during Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Historic City of Harput.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Harput Castle
    by HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 1386 m

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    Harput Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2018

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Elazığ

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    First Millennium BC

    Kingdom of Urartu

    Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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