Castle· Kadirli, Osmaniye

Kum Kalesi

Kum Kalesi is a castle in Kadirli, Osmaniye; Kumkale consists of a three-story-tall keep and a rectangular courtyard set on its western side, fitted with rounded corner towers.

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Source: Kültür Envanteri · Wikidata This information is compiled from the sources shown.

Kumkale consists of a three-story-tall keep and a rectangular courtyard set on its western side, fitted with rounded corner towers. In 1978, a team from Istanbul University carried out a rescue excavation here, uncovering pottery fragments dating to the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and at the latest to the 13th century. Source: kadirli.gov.tr

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