Harran Castle
The Harran Castle or Harran Citadel is a castle ruin in Harran, Turkey. Most of the present structure dates to the Ayyubid Sultanate c. 1200 but the castle is substantially older.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harran Plain.
Harran Plain
Locality
Photo: Volker Höhfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harran Plain is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Harran Castle.
Harran Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval castle in Turkey
- Categories: fortress, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Harran, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.85956° or 36° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
39.03535° or 39° 2′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8G8XV25P+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 275032941OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q109393616
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Harran Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة حران”
- Turkish: “Harran Kalesi”
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Highlights include Harran Kültür Evi and Harran Culture House.
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