Castle
Harput Castle
🇹🇷 Turkey
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 #4,843 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #67 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,028 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Harput Castle?
Harput Castle stands in Turkey, at 38.7034°, 39.2574°.
How famous is Harput Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,843 of 8,134 worldwide, and #67 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 Harput Castle?
Pertek Castle, about 16 km away.
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