Gastria Castle
Gastria Castle is a ruined castle in Northern Cyprus. It is first mentioned in 1210 as a Knights Templar fortress. It was dismantled in 1279 by Hugh III of Cyprus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastria and Bogazi.
Gastria
Village
Gastria is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. The Gastria Castle is located south–west of the village. Gastria is situated 3 km northeast of Gastria Castle.
Bogazi
Village
Photo: Wakowlk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bogazi is a village in Cyprus, located 7 km northeast of Trikomo in the Karpaz Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. There is Turkish navy installation in the village, a former Cyprus Navy base, "Bogazi Naval Base". Bogazi is situated 3 km west of Gastria Castle.
Monarga
Village
Photo: Wakowlk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monarga is a small village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 7 km northeast of Trikomo. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Monarga is situated 3 km west of Gastria Castle.
Gastria Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined castle in Northern Cyprus
- Categories: château and historic site
- Location: Gastriá, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.32406° or 35° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
33.97944° or 33° 58′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G7M8XFH+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 906918589OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q42378071
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Gastria Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Gastriá”
- French: “Château de Gastriá”
- German: “Burg Gastria”
- Greek: “Κάστρο της Γαστριάς”
- Italian: “Castello di Gastria”
- Japanese: “ガストリア城”
- Malayalam: “ഗാസ്ട്രിയ കോട്ട”
- Turkish: “Gastria Kalesi”
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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 “Gastria Castle”. Photo: Александр Чудновский, CC BY 3.0.