Turkey · 14th century
Fortress of Jikha ranks #8,500 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #118 of the 128 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 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.
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.
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