Babakale Castle

Babakale Castle (Turkish: Babakale Kalesi, Ottoman Turkish: Hırzü’l-Bahr) is an 18th-century fortification at Babakale, Ayvacık, the westernmost point of mainland Turkey. It was built during the Ottoman era.

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Babakale Castle ranks #4,873 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #96 of the 120 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 360 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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