Fortress
Fortress of Jikha
🇹🇷 Turkey · 14th century
Fortress of Jikha (Laz: Lamğoşi Cixa) is a castle located in the Pazar district of Rize Province. It is thought that the castle was used for communication and observation purposes and was built in the 14th century by the Genoese. It is 7 kilometres from the district of Pazar. It lies to the east of the Hemşin Stream. It has a circular plan. On the north-east of the castle there is an entrance gate supported by two towers. In the middle of the castle there is another tower with a circular plan.
Machine-translated from “Ciha Kalesi (Rize)” on the Turkish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortress of Jikha ranks #7,521 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #119 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Batumi, 86 km away. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortress of Jikha?
Fortress of Jikha stands in Turkey, at 41.1042°, 40.90042°.
When was Fortress of Jikha built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fortress of Jikha?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,521 of 8,134 worldwide, and #119 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 Fortress of Jikha?
Zilkale, about 17 km away.
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