Turkey · 14th century BC
Afyonkarahisar Castle ranks #3,652 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 128 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1350 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 5 atlas entries founded in the 14th century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,261 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
The Castle of Afyonkarahisar (Turkish: Afyonkarahisar Kalesi) is a historical fortification, which was built around 1350 BC and is located in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. While Afyonkarahisar Castle (Literally: "Black Opium Castle" Fortress) refers specifically to the defensive fortification, Afyonkarahisar refers to the town containing the structure, and was renamed from Afyon to Afyonkarahisar in 2004.
Text adapted from “Afyonkarahisar Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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