Turkey
Niğde Province
Ulukışla District

Loulon Fortress

Loulon, in Arabic known as Lu'lu'a, was a fortress near the modern village of in . The site was of strategic importance as it controlled the northern exit of the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fortress near the modern village of Hasangazi in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Assakaliba”, “Loulon”, “Lu’lu’a”, “Lula Castle”, “Lüle Kalesi”, and “Sakaliba”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toraman and Hasangazi.

Village
Photo: Toraman Köyü, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in of , . Its population is 104. is situated 7 km north of Loulon Fortress.

Village
is a village of the , in the Central Anatolia region of . Its population is 828. It is located 16 km east of and 70 km south of . is situated 8 km southwest of Loulon Fortress.

Village
is a village in , , . Its population is 189. It has been identified as the site of ancient Faustinopolis. is situated 9 km north of Loulon Fortress.

Loulon Fortress

Latitude
37.58302° or 37° 34′ 59″ north
Longitude
34.69841° or 34° 41′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G9PHMMX+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 496675967
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q16894345
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Loulon Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لولوة”
  • Catalan: “Lúlon”
  • Chinese: “卢隆”
  • Chinese: “洛伦”
  • Chinese: “洛伦要塞”
  • Greek: “Λούλον”
  • Italian: “Loulon”
  • Japanese: “ルロン”
  • Portuguese: “Lulo”
  • Spanish: “Loulon”
  • Turkish: “Loulon”

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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 “Loulon Fortress”. Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.