Saint John’s Castle

Saint John’s Castle is a fort in , .
  • Type: Fort
  • Also known as: “Deniz Kuvvetleri Sancakkale Kislasi” and “St. John’s Castle”
  • Historically known as: “Saint James Castle”, “Senjak Kalesi”, and “St. James Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include İnciraltı Sea Museum and USS Ainsworth.

Museum
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The is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of district in , . Located near the İnciraltı Ozdilek Shopping Center, it was opened on July 1, 2007. is situated 1½ km east of Saint John’s Castle.

Museum
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is a retired Knox-class frigate named for Vice Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth. Ainsworth was laid down at Westwego, Louisiana, on 11 June 1971 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc; launched on 15 April 1972; sponsored by Mrs. is situated 1½ km east of Saint John’s Castle.

Hotel
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is a hotel, which is situated 1¼ km east of Saint John’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatay and Mavişehir.

Quarter
İzmir, known in Greek and historically known as Smyrna, is the third most populous city in , after and , and the largest metropolitan area on the . is situated 8 km east of Saint John’s Castle.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,520. is situated 8 km northeast of Saint John’s Castle.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , , within the boundaries of the city's central metropolitan district of Konak. The neighborhood no longer has an official delimitation or status and exists as a notional zone that is admitted to stretch along the small cove of the same name in the . is situated 9 km east of Saint John’s Castle.

Saint John’s Castle

Latitude
38.4146° or 38° 24′ 53″ north
Longitude
27.01842° or 27° 1′ 6″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8GC9C279+R9
Geo­Names ID
9888609
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Saint John’s Castle” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Deniz Kuvvetleri Sancakkale Kışlası”

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