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Babakale Castle

Ayvacık, Turkey

Babakale Castle (Babakale Kalesi, Ottoman Hırzü’l-Bahr) is an 18th-century fortification at Babakale, Ayvacık, the westernmost point of mainland Turkey. It was built during the Ottoman era.

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

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