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6 landmarks in the Castle Map atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, all 6 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.
The most famous castle in Northern Cyprus is Saint Hilarion Castle, ranked #846 of 9,079 in the world — followed by Kyrenia Castle and Kantara Castle.
The Castle Map atlas charts 2 castles and 4 ruins in Northern Cyprus. They span more than 6 centuries — from Saint Hilarion Castle (founded c. 950) to Kyrenia Castle (c. 1550). Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Northern Cyprus.
See them on the map →Ruin · 10th century · #1 in Northern Cyprus
Saint Hilarion Castle is in the Kyrenia Mountains of Cyprus. This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia.
Castle · 16th century · #2 in Northern Cyprus
Kyrenia Castle is a 16th-century castle in the north of Cyprus, built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification.
Ruin · 10th century · #3 in Northern Cyprus
Kantara Castle is a castle in Cyprus, in the area controlled by Northern Cyprus.
Ruin · 11th century · #4 in Northern Cyprus
Buffavento Castle is a castle in Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine…
Castle · 14th century · #5 in Northern Cyprus
Othello Castle, also known as Othello's Tower, is a castle in Famagusta, in the eastern part of Cyprus.
Ruin · 13th century · #6 in Northern Cyprus
Palazzo del Provveditore, commonly known as the Venetian Palace, was a royal palace in Famagusta, originally built by the Lusignan Kings of Cyprus.
The Castle Map atlas maps 6 landmarks (2 castles · 4 ruins) in Northern Cyprus — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Saint Hilarion Castle, ranked #846 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 10th century.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
