Rumkale

Rumkale is a ruined fortress on the , located in the province of and 50 km west of Şanlıurfa. Although Rumkale is sometimes linked with places mentioned in ancient sources, the foundations of the structure can be traced back to the Byzantine rule the earliest, when the fortress was the seat of a Syriac Orthodox bishopric.
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Photo: Ferrus, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Hromklay”, “Kal-a Rhomayta”, “Kal-at el Rum”, “Ranculat”, and “Şitamrat”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kasaba and Beğendik.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 329 in 2022.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 552 in 2022.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 391 in 2022. is situated 4 km south of Rumkale.

Rumkale

Latitude
37.2724° or 37° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
37.83797° or 37° 50′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G9V7RCQ+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1065022600
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1477613
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Rumkale” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الروم”
  • Armenian: “Հռոմկլա”
  • Belarusian: “Ромкла”
  • Bulgarian: “Румкале”
  • Catalan: “Hromgla”
  • Catalan: “Kalat al-Rum”
  • Catalan: “Romqla”
  • Catalan: “Rum Kalesi”
  • Catalan: “Rumqala”
  • Chinese: “羅姆凱爾”
  • Dutch: “Hromgla”
  • Dutch: “Rumkale”
  • Esperanto: “Hromgla”
  • French: “Hromgla”
  • French: “Qal’at ar-Rum”
  • French: “Rumkale”
  • Georgian: “რუმკალე”
  • German: “Hromgla”
  • German: “Hromkla”
  • German: “Rum Kalesi”
  • German: “Rumkale”
  • Greek: “Ρουμ Καλεσί”
  • Italian: “Hromgla”
  • Kurdish: “Hromkla”
  • Kurdish: “Rumkale”
  • Kurdish: “حرۆمکلا”
  • Persian: “روم‌قلعه”
  • Polish: “Rumkale”
  • Russian: “Громкла”
  • Russian: “Ромкла”
  • Russian: “Рум-кале”
  • Russian: “Румкале”
  • Russian: “Хромкла”
  • Slovenian: “Rumkale”
  • Spanish: “Hromgla”
  • Turkish: “Kal-at el Müslimin”
  • Turkish: “Kale-i Zerrin”
  • Turkish: “Rumkale”
  • Western Armenian: “Հռոմկլա”

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