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Afyonkarahisar Castle

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey · built 1350

The Castle of Afyonkarahisar (Afyonkarahisar Kalesi) is a historical fortification, which was built around 1350 BC and is located in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. While Afyonkarahisar Castle (Literally: "Black Opium Castle" Fortress) refers specifically to the defensive fortification, Afyonkarahisar refers to the town containing the structure, and was renamed from Afyon to Afyonkarahisar in 2004.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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