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Yeniyurt Castle
by Zeynel Cebeci (Cropped), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Yeniyurt Castle
Yeniyurt Castle is a ruined castle located in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was a Hellenistic castle built to control the valley during the ancient ages. But later on it was reconstructed by the Byzantian Empire or the Cilician Armenia in the Medieval age.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Mersin Province
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Byzantine
Site Features: Byzantine Monuments
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