Castle
Sinop Castle
🇹🇷 Turkey · 8th century
Sinop Fortress is a historic castle in Sinop, Turkey.
The castle is located in Sinop district of Sinop Province, at the northern most point of Turkiye. The historical Sinop Fortress Prison is situated in the castle.
Sinop Fortress was built in the 8th century by immigrants coming from Miletus. The Genoese improved the fortress. The castle was included in the World Heritage Tentative List in 2013. The castle underwent restoration starting in 2019.
Length of the bastions and walls are 2,000 meters. Bastions are 8 meters wide and 25 meters high.
Text adapted from “Sinop Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sinop Castle ranks #4,724 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 750, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 41 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Sinop Castle?
Sinop Castle stands in Turkey, at 42.0237°, 35.1506°.
When was Sinop Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 750. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Sinop Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,724 of 8,134 worldwide, and #66 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 Sinop Castle?
Boyabat Castle, about 70 km away.
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