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859:Tokat Castle
824:Softa Castle
814:Sinap Castle
789:Rumelihisari
704:Kozan Castle
609:Hoşap Castle
574:Gözne Castle
569:Gömeç Kulesi
544:Dağlı Castle
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849:Tece Castle
844:Şile Castle
804:Sarvandikar
774:Rize Castle
769:Riva Castle
674:Kızıl Tower
649:Kars Castle
644:Kara Castle
559:Foça Castle
231:Description
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80:Coordinates
1636:Categories
1459:Yağcıabdal
1379:Özfındıklı
1235:Kaleboğazı
1186:Ezinepazar
1127:Çengelkayı
1077:Bağlarüstü
894:Van Castle
869:Toprakkale
749:Mut Castle
699:Koz Castle
694:Kol Kalesi
679:Kiz Kulesi
619:Kadifekale
366:2016-09-27
339:2016-09-27
301:2016-09-27
269:References
182:Yeşilırmak
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1492:Yıldızköy
1477:Yeşildere
1344:Mahmatlar
1270:Karaköprü
1255:Karaçavuş
1172:Eliktekke
1162:Doğantepe
1132:Çiğdemlik
914:Yılankale
884:Turbessel
879:Trapessac
684:Kızkalesi
206:Byzantine
31:, Turkey
1487:Yıkılgan
1468:Yassıçal
1424:Şeyhsadi
1419:Sevincer
1404:Sarımeşe
1394:Sarıalan
1389:Sarayözü
1384:Saraycık
1374:Ovasaray
1364:Ormanözü
1324:Köyceğiz
1283:Kayabaşı
1265:Karakese
1245:Kapıkaya
1210:Hasabdal
1205:Halifeli
1147:Damudere
1122:Çavuşköy
1117:Çatalçam
1112:Bulduklu
1067:Aydınlık
1052:Ardıçlar
1047:Albayrak
1015:Villages
764:Ravendel
629:Kalepark
359:Hürriyet
176:Location
166:fortress
120:Fortress
1573:History
1507:Yuvaköy
1502:Yuvacık
1497:Yolyanı
1482:Yeşilöz
1409:Sarıyar
1399:Sarıkız
1369:Ortaköy
1354:Musaköy
1339:Kuzgeçe
1319:Kızseki
1315:Kızoğlu
1306:Kızılca
1288:Kayacık
1274:Karataş
1250:Karaali
1240:Kaleköy
1230:İpekköy
1195:Gökdere
1157:Direkli
1142:Dadıköy
1102:Boğaköy
1097:Beldağı
1082:Bağlıca
1072:Aydoğdu
1062:Aydınca
1042:Alakadı
1027:Aksalur
1006:Ziyaret
929:Zilkale
794:Rumkale
222:şehzade
218:Ottoman
194:Persian
188:History
164:, is a
154:Turkish
1616:Strabo
1464:Yağmur
1444:Tuzsuz
1414:Sazköy
1301:Keşlik
1296:Keçili
1292:Kayrak
1278:Karsan
1220:İlgazi
1215:İbecik
1200:Gözlek
1167:Duruca
1037:Akyazı
1001:Amasya
714:Loulon
664:Kaysun
263:hamams
237:ashlar
202:Pontic
170:Amasya
29:Amasya
1472:Yavru
1454:Uygur
1439:Tatar
1225:İlyas
1190:Gerne
1177:Ermiş
1087:Bayat
1057:Avşar
1032:Aktaş
1022:Abacı
220:then-
214:Timur
198:Roman
1449:Ümük
1434:Soma
1359:Oluz
1334:Kutu
1137:Çivi
1107:Böke
1092:Beke
204:and
117:Type
135:Yes
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310:^
276:^
200:,
196:,
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