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Kyz-Kule

Ukraine · 15th century

Kyz-Kule in Ukraine
Photo: Трифонов Андрей · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Kyz-Kule ranks #8,394 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #142 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1500, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 22 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 17 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

Kyz-Kule (also Cherkes-Kermen; Ukrainian: Киз-Куле, Crimean Tatar: Qız Qulle, Къыз Къулле) is a medieval feudal castle-fortress and an archaeological monument of federal significance.

Machine-translated from “Кыз-куле” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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