Английская Википедия:Hançerkale

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Hançerkale (literally "dagger castle") is the popular name given to a Byzantine observation tower ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Geography

The tower is situated next to a mosque, in Ovacık village of Silifke district. It is Шаблон:Convert north of the Turkish state highway D.400. It is accessible by an all-seasons open road. Its distance to Silifke is Шаблон:Convert and to Mersin is Шаблон:Convert

Building

Although the popular name of the ruin is castle, actually it was a Шаблон:Convert-tall observation tower built in the 6th century.[1] The walls had been built by polygonal masonry technique. There are reliefs of a Dioskuri helmet, a shield, a sword and Herculus' Club on the southern wall.[2]

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