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.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 560 metres (1,830 feet)
- …is also known as “Urfa Castle”
- Description: castle in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Balıklıgöl and Halilürrahman Mosque.
Balıklıgöl
Balıklıgöl, is a pool in the southwest of the city…
250 metres north of Şanlıurfa Castle
Rizvaniye Vakfi Mosque and religious school
270 metres northeast of Şanlıurfa Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urfa and Haliliye.
Urfa
Urfa or Şanlıurfa is a city in Southeastern Anatolia, with a population of 597,000 in 2022.
Haliliye
Town
Haliliye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
2½ km northeast of Şanlıurfa Castle
Konuklu
Suburb
Konuklu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Haliliye, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
6 km east of Şanlıurfa Castle
Şanlıurfa Castle
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Latitude
37.14555° or 37° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
38.78378° or 38° 47′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G9W4QWM+6G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Şanlıurfa Castle” goes by many names.
シャンルウルファ城Japanese
Şanlıurfa KalesiTurkish
Urfa KalesiTurkish
Urfa qal’asiUzbek
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