Çimenlik Castle
Kale-i Sultaniye or Çimenlik Castle is a castle which was built on the Asian shore of the Dardanelles in Turkey in 1452. Today, it is part of the Çanakkale Naval Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ottoman castle
- Also known as: “Çimenlik Fortress”, “Cimenlik Kalesi”, and “Kal’a-i Sultaniye”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aynalı Çarşı and Çanakkale Airport.
Aynalı Çarşı
Marketplace
Photo: Bahar101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aynalı Çarşı is a marketplace, which is situated 390 metres east of Çimenlik Castle.
Çanakkale Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ex13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Çanakkale Airport is an airport in the city of Çanakkale, Turkey. Çanakkale Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Çimenlik Castle.
Stop Passenger! Monument
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Stop Passenger! Monument is situated 2½ km northwest of Çimenlik Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çanakkale and Kilitbahir.
Çanakkale
Photo: Грищук ЮН, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Çanakkale is a city in the Southern Marmara region of Turkey. It stands at the outlet of the Dardanelles, the straits between European and Asian Turkey, and has been a travel hub in peace and war since antiquity.
Kilitbahir
Village
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eceabat is a town on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Eastern Thrace, in the west of Turkey. It stands on the European bank of the Straits of Dardanelles and traditionally was one of the main crossing points: on the Asia side is Çanakkale, the chief city of the area.
Sarıcaeli
Village
Sarıcaeli is a village in the Çanakkale District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 544. Sarıcaeli is situated 4½ km southeast of Çimenlik Castle.
Çimenlik Castle
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Canakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.14636° or 40° 8′ 47″ northLongitude
26.39912° or 26° 23′ 57″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8GG849WX+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 235113134OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Çimenlik Castle” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Φρούριο Τσιμενλίκ”
- Russian: “Кале-Султание”
- Russian: “Чименлик”
- Turkish: “Çimenlik Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Kale-i Sultaniye”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Çimenlik Castle”. Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.