Zilkale

Zilkale is a medieval castle located in the Fırtına Valley within the , and is one of the most important historical structures in the district of , within the Black Sea Region of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Zil Kale”, “Zil Kalesi”, and “Zilkalesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: palovit falls.

Waterfall
Photo: BSRF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km southeast of Zilkale.

Zilkale

Latitude
40.95933° or 40° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
40.96317° or 40° 57′ 47″ east
Open location code
8HG2XX57+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 297314092
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q8071903
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Zilkale” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة زل كالي”
  • Arabic: “قلعة زيلكالي”
  • Armenian: “Զիլքալե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zilqala”
  • Dutch: “Zilkale”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة زيلكالى”
  • French: “Zilkale”
  • Georgian: “ზილქალე”
  • German: “Zilkale”
  • Persian: “زیرقلعه”
  • Russian: “Зилкале (крепость Зил)”
  • Russian: “Зилкале”
  • Spanish: “Zilkale”
  • Turkish: “Zilkale”
  • Uzbek: “Zilkale - Zilqal’a”

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