Turkey · 8th century
Sinop Castle ranks #4,783 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 128 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 750, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 48 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 969 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
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.
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