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4 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, all 4 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.
The most famous castle in Northern Cyprus is Kyrenia Castle, ranked #960 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Kantara Castle and Buffavento Castle.
The Castlemap atlas charts 2 castles and 2 ruins in Northern Cyprus. They span more than 6 centuries — from Kantara 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 →Castle · 16th century · #1 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 · #2 in Northern Cyprus
Kantara Castle is a castle in Cyprus, in the area controlled by Northern Cyprus.
Ruin · 11th century · #3 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 · #4 in Northern Cyprus
Othello Castle, also known as Othello's Tower, is a castle in Famagusta, in the eastern part of Cyprus.
The Castlemap atlas maps 4 landmarks (2 castles · 2 ruins) in Northern Cyprus — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Kyrenia Castle, ranked #960 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 16th century.
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Northern Cyprus is Kantara Castle, founded c. 950. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
