Turkey
Adana Province
Ceyhan

Snake Castle

Yılankale is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla after its possible founder—King Leo I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle ruin in Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Yılankale”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sirkeli Höyük.

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is one of the largest tells of with an area of approximately 80 ha. It is 40 kilometers east of the city of , northwest of the village in the district of , at the breakthrough of the Ceyhan through the Misis Mountains. is situated 1½ km south of Snake Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Küçükburhaniye and Yılankale.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 97.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 234.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 383. It is the site of the tell of .

Snake Castle

Latitude
37.01489° or 37° 0′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.7478° or 35° 44′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G9Q2P7X+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1301162534
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1432697
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Snake Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լևոնկլա”
  • Czech: “Yilankale”
  • Dutch: “Yılankale”
  • German: “Burg Yilan”
  • German: “Şahmeran Kalesi”
  • German: “Schlangenburg”
  • German: “Yilankale”
  • German: “Yılankale”
  • Greek: “Γιλανκαλέ”
  • Macedonian: “Замок на змии”
  • Turkish: “Şahmeran Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Yılankale”
  • Western Armenian: “Լեւոնկլա”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yılanlıkale Tepesi and Dinlenme Tesisi.

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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 “Snake Castle”. Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.