Gülek Castle
Gülek Castle is a medieval castle in Mersin Province, Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Fort
- Description: castle in the Mersin province, Turkey
- Also known as: “Gülek Kalesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cilician Gates.
Cilician Gates
Mountain saddle
Photo: Teogomez, Public domain.
The Cilician Gates or Gülek Pass is a pass through the Taurus Mountains connecting the low plains of Cilicia to the Anatolian Plateau, by way of the narrow gorge of the Gökoluk River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gülek and Çukurbağ.
Gülek
Village
Gülek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,483. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Çukurbağ
Village
Çukurbağ is a village in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 370. It is situated in the Taurus Mountains to the east of Turkish motor way O.21. Çukurbağ is situated 4 km southeast of Gülek Castle.
Ardıçlı
Village
Ardıçlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 428. It is situated in the Taurus Mountains to the west of the Turkish state highway D.750. Ardıçlı is situated 6 km southwest of Gülek Castle.
Gülek Castle
- Categories: military base, castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.26983° or 37° 16′ 11″ northLongitude
34.79096° or 34° 47′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G9P7Q9R+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13201586516OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q64066667
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Gülek Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գուգլակ (բերդ)”
- Armenian: “Գուգլակ”
- German: “Burg Gülek”
- German: “Gülek Kalesi”
- German: “Sempad”
- Kurdish: “Guglak Castle”
- Russian: “Крепость Гуглак”
- Turkish: “Annaşa Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Gülek Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cevizliçeşme Mahallesi and Gelgez Camii.
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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 “Gülek Castle”. Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.