Английская Википедия:Dağlı Castle
Шаблон:Infobox Military Structure Dağlı Castle (Шаблон:Lang-tr) is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey
Geography
The castle is around Dağlı Village of Erdemli District at Шаблон:Coord. The distance between Erdemli and the village is Шаблон:Convert and the distance between the castle and Mersin is Шаблон:Convert. Although there is a vehicle road to the village, there is no road from the village to castle. Although a short portion of ancient castle road survives, the castle is accessible only through walking and partial climbing from the village. The elevation of the village is Шаблон:Convert, the elevation of the castle is over Шаблон:Convert, and the total walking track is about Шаблон:Convert.
History
The castle was built during the Roman Empire. But it was used during the Byzantine Empire and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. It probably controlled ancient and medieval caravan routes.
The castle
The castle is on a hill overlooking Karakız valley. Most of the buildings as well as the walls are in ruins. But a big room, known as the queen’s room, survives. There are also two small compartments which are thought to be toilet and some dark quarters which may be dungeons. Next to the main gate there is a rock relief showing two soldiers and one pregnant woman.[1] There is also a highly effaced inscription. Although it was thought to be in Armenian, up to now only a few words could be deciphered. According to Professor Bogos Levon Zekiyan, only four words are readable; to son, Armenians, king and date.[2]
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External links
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- Castles in Mersin Province
- Archaeological sites in Mersin Province, Turkey
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