Şanlıurfa Castle
Şanlıurfa Castle, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The castle was built by the Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Also known as: “Urfa Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balıklıgöl and Mosaic Excavation Site.
Balıklıgöl
Pond
Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balıklıgöl, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balıklıgöl and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa. Balıklıgöl is situated 250 metres north of Şanlıurfa Castle.
Mosaic Excavation Site
Museum
Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosaic Excavation Site is a museum, which is situated 610 metres north of Şanlıurfa Castle.
Şanlıurfa Ulu Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 12th-century Grand Mosque of Urfa is a congregational mosque in Urfa, Turkey. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Christian church, in this case possibly one dedicated to St. Şanlıurfa Ulu Mosque is situated 1 km northeast of Şanlıurfa Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urfa and Haliliye.
Urfa
Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urfa is a city in Southeastern Anatolia, and the provincial capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The modern city of Urfa is situated about 80 km east of the Euphrates River.
Haliliye
Town
Haliliye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,924 km2, and its population is 396,656. The district Haliliye was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts Eyyübiye and Karaköprü. Haliliye is situated 2½ km northeast of Şanlıurfa Castle.
Konuklu
Suburb
Konuklu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Haliliye, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,813. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Konuklu is situated 6 km east of Şanlıurfa Castle.
Şanlıurfa Castle
- Categories: rocca, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.14555° or 37° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
38.78378° or 38° 47′ 2″ eastElevation
558 metres (1,831 feet)Open location code
8G9W4QWM+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 188882056OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Şanlıurfa Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Edessa”
- German: “Urfa Kalesi”
- German: “Zitadelle von Urfa”
- Italian: “Cittadella di Urfa”
- Turkish: “Şanlıurfa Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Urfa Kalesi”
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