Castle of Cola
Castle of Cola is an Iron Age residence and Islamic redoubt in the Portuguese Alentejo, classified as a National Monument. The castro is part of a larger archaeological park of Castro da Cola, that includes various Megalithic and Chalcolithic monuments, including necropolises of the Bronze and Iron Ages.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Castro da Cola”
- …stands 2 metres (6.6 feet) tall
- Description: building in Ourique, Beja District, Portugal
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Latitude
37.57903° or 37° 34′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.30066° or 8° 18′ 2″ west
Open location code
8C9HHMHX+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Castle of Cola” goes by many names.
Colako kastroaBasque
Castelo de ColaCatalan
Castelo de ColaDutch
Castelo de ColaGalician
Замок КолаRussian
Cola KalesiTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cola and Tholos da Nora Velha.
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