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  • Sinop Fortress

    Sinop Fortress is a fortification surrounding the peninsula and the isthmus of Sinop, Turkey. It was built initially by migrants from Miletus in the 8th century BC. The fortress underwent reparation and expansion to its current extent during the reign of King Mithridates IV of Pontus in the 2nd century BC. Some parts of the fortress, especially the north walls, are ruined. Sinop Fortress Prison, which is a defunct state prison established in 1887 AD, is situated inside the Sinop Fortress.
    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
    Sinop Fortress
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    Sinop Fortress

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Turkey

    Sinop Province

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    First Millennium BC

    Ancient Greek

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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