Rumkale

Gaziantep Province · Turkey

Rumkale, Turkey
Photo: Ferrus, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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spring
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A ruined fortress perched on a rocky promontory above the Euphrates near the Halfeti reservoir. Its layered walls span Roman, Armenian and Ottoman periods, and today it is best reached by boat across the drowned valley.

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