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  • Kilitbahir Castle

  • Kilitbahir Castle

    Kilitbahir Castle is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles, opposite the city of Çanakkale, Turkey. The castle was constructed by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1463 AD to control the straits at their narrowest point.
    Archaeological Site
    Kilitbahir Castle
    by Julian Nitzsche, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 16 m

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    Kilitbahir Castle

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Çanakkale

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    15th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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