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İzmir Port Castle

🇹🇷 Turkey · 12th century

İzmir Port Castle in Turkey
Photo: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

İzmir Port Castle is a castle built in İzmir in the 12th century and demolished in 1872.

Machine-translated from “İzmir Liman Kalesi” on the Turkish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

İzmir Port Castle ranks #7,113 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #107 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is İzmir Port Castle?

İzmir Port Castle stands in Turkey, at 38.42194°, 27.13306°.

When was İzmir Port Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is İzmir Port Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,113 of 8,134 worldwide, and #107 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 İzmir Port Castle?

Kadifekale, about 1 km away.

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