Bayburt Castle

Bayburt Province · Turkey

Bayburt Castle, Turkey
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A long fortress stretching along a ridge above the Çoruh river valley. Rebuilt by Seljuks and later powers, its walls guarded caravan routes across the eastern Anatolian highlands.

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