Kadifekale
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Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos (, Pagus under the Roman Empire) which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC. The castle is located at a distance of about 2 km from the shoreline and commands a general view of a large part of the city of İzmir, as well as of the Gulf of İzmir.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Kadifekale
- Military installation.location
- İzmir
- Military installation.country
- Turkey
- Military installation.image
- Kadifekale IzmirTurkey EUnluBlogspot.jpg
- Military installation.caption
- Entry of the castle walls in Kadifekale
- Military installation.type
- Hilltop castle
- Military installation.pushpin_map
- Turkey
- Military installation.open_to_public
- Yes
- Military installation.built
- 3rd century BC
- Military installation.materials
- Stone
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hilltop castle
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Konak
- Elevation
- 186
- Image
- Kadifekale IzmirTurkey EUnluBlogspot.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kadifekale
- has facility
- Wi-Fi
- offers view on
- Gulf of İzmir
- located in/on physical feature
- Aegean Region
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Re-foundation of Smyrna on Mount Pagos
- Tale of Two Cities
- Cultural activity
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Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos (, Pagus under the Roman Empire) which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC. The castle is located at a distance of about 2 km from the shoreline and commands a general view of a large part of the city of İzmir, as well as of the Gulf of İzmir.
In 2007, the metropolitan municipality of İzmir started renovation and restoration works in Kadifekale. In 2020, Kadifekale became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of "The Historical Port City of Izmir."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kadifekale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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