Castle
Belenkeşlik Castle
🇹🇷 Turkey
Belenkeşlik Castle is a medieval castle in Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated to the north of Soğucak belde (town) of Mersin. Its distance to Mersin centreum is about 20 kilometres (12 mi).
The exact construction date of the castle is not known. But it was probably a late Byzantine or an Armenian building. Belenkeşlik Castle was one of the smaller fortifications used to control the roads. It is a rectangular plan castle. Although presently it is a two-storey building, judging from the consoles, probably there was also a third floor in the past. The building material is face stone.
Text adapted from “Belenkeşlik Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belenkeşlik Castle ranks #7,142 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #109 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mersin, 20 km away. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Belenkeşlik Castle?
Belenkeşlik Castle stands in Turkey, at 36.97222°, 34.55333°.
How famous is Belenkeşlik Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,142 of 8,134 worldwide, and #109 in Turkey. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Belenkeşlik Castle?
Gözne Castle, about 3 km away.
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