Maraş Castle

Kahramanmaraş Castle is a castle in Turkey. Kahramanmaraş (popularly Maraş) is an old city.

The castle is in the urban fabric of Kahramanmaraş city. It is at 37°35′11″N 36°55′33″E. It is on a tumulus so it isn't particularly high with respect to surrounding.

The exact construction date of the castle is not known. It was built between the 1st century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. Its plan is rectangular. Its outer dimensions are 150 metres (490 ft) north to south and 75 metres (246 ft) east to west. Three of its square plan bastions have been restored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The outer walls of the bastions are of asthar stone and the inner walls are of rubble stone. The main gate of the castle is on the south wall. The arrow slits are on the eastern wall.

Texto adaptado de «Kahramanmaraş Castle» en la Wikipedia en inglés, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maraş Castle ranks #4913 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 120 mapped in Turquía. Fundado en ca. 50, más antiguo que el 99% de los monumentos datados del atlas — one of 6 atlas entries founded in the siglo I. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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