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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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    Kadifekale
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    Elevation: 181 m

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    Kadifekale

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    Castles and Fortresses

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    Turkey

    Izmir

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    3rd Century BC

    Hellenistic

    Roman + Byzantaine + Republic of Genoa + Islamic

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    Roman & Byzantine & Islamic Monuments

     

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