Saint John’s Castle
Saint John’s Castle is a fort in Balçova, İzmir Province.- 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.
İnciraltı Sea Museum
Museum
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The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of Balçova district in İzmir, Turkey. Located near the İnciraltı Ozdilek Shopping Center, it was opened on July 1, 2007. İnciraltı Sea Museum is situated 1½ km east of Saint John’s Castle.
USS Ainsworth
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Ainsworth was a 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. USS Ainsworth is situated 1½ km east of Saint John’s Castle.
Wyndham Grand İzmir Özdilek
Hotel
Photo: Memty, Public domain.
Wyndham Grand İzmir Özdilek is a hotel, which is situated 1¼ km east of Saint John’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatay and Mavişehir.
Hatay
Quarter
İzmir is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. Hatay is situated 8 km east of Saint John’s Castle.
Mavişehir
Suburb
Mavişehir is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,520. Mavişehir is situated 8 km northeast of Saint John’s Castle.
Karataş
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Karataş is a neighborhood of İzmir, Turkey, 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 Gulf of İzmir. Karataş is situated 9 km east of Saint John’s Castle.
Saint John’s Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Balçova, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.4146° or 38° 24′ 53″ northLongitude
27.01842° or 27° 1′ 6″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8GC9C279+R9GeoNames ID
9888609
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In Other Languages
“Saint John’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Deniz Kuvvetleri Sancakkale Kışlası”
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