Castle· Bafra, Samsun

Asarkale, Bafra

Asarkale, Bafra is a castle in Bafra, Samsun; Asarkale at Bafra is a castle dating to the Hellenistic period, to the 3rd century BC.

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Asarkale at Bafra is a castle dating to the Hellenistic period, to the 3rd century BC. Set on a height commanding the delta of the Kızılırmak, it was a defensive point overseeing the plain and the waterways. Its position explains the fertile delta's need for protection since ancient times.

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