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Harput Castle

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Harput Castle in Turkey
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Harput Castle, also known as Milk Castle (Turkish: Harput Kalesi, Süt Kalesi), is a castle located in the historical Harput neighborhood within the borders of the current Elazığ Province, Turkey. It was built by the Urartians on a rectangular plan. The castle consists of two parts, internal and external. According to legend, a scarcity of water and abundance of milk during its construction meant that milk was added to the castle's mortar, leading to it being sometimes called "Milk Castle".

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Harput Castle ranks #3,498 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 107 mapped in Turkey. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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