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Kadifekale
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Kadifekale
Kadifekale is an ancient castle located on the top in a hill in İzmir, Turkey. The first recorded defensive walls were built by Lysimachos, a successor of Alexander the Great in 306 BC. Most of the current ruins were built during the Roman period and renovated during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.
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Country: Turkey
District: Izmir Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantaine + Republic of Genoa + Islamic
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine & Islamic Monuments
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