Yılankale by Helen Betts

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1996-2000

Yılankale

I had always thought this was a “Crusader castle” in southern Adana province, but apparently it’s a late 12th-13th century fortress called Yılankale in Turkish (Levonkla in Armenian), possibly built by King Leo (Levon) the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

Gaziantep transport, posted earlier:

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Ton T.		20-Oct-2017 16:58
Fantastic! V

Alexander Kazakov		20-Oct-2017 13:38
Great! V

Tom LeRoy		20-Oct-2017 11:15
What a vantage point they had up there! Interesting history and well shot. V

Patrick Goossens		20-Oct-2017 09:47
Looking very impressive so high up.

joseantonio		20-Oct-2017 04:26
an amazing place for a castle.They obviously had control over the whole area.V.

Carol How		20-Oct-2017 04:23
Even appears more steep and higher than Masada! V

globalgadabout		20-Oct-2017 01:12
formidable fortifications...impressive this was built before the development of escalators!!...must have been generous tips for the pizza delivery man..

Gill Kopy		20-Oct-2017 00:54
Wow ! A stunning location for a castle - nicely captured V

Julie Oldfield		20-Oct-2017 00:47
What amazing history. V

Nirvan Hope		20-Oct-2017 00:39
I thought the same thing as Jim. But what a view it must have!

exzim		19-Oct-2017 23:54
A great picture Helen, how did you find out about it

Long Bach Nguyen		19-Oct-2017 22:45
wow that is pretty stunning site and narrative

Jim Coffman		19-Oct-2017 22:42
That is pretty amazing to me.. Imagine carrying building materials up there..