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Castrul 14 (16) / "Eski Duran Iol Tabia"

Romania / Constanta / Basarabi /
 fortification, historic ruins
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Castru Bizantin, sfarsitul secolului X sau inceputul secolului XI d.Hr, conform plansei IV "Valurile din Dobrogea" extrasa din lucrarea "Bizantini, romani si Bulgari la Dunarea de Jos, Din istoria Dobrogei", I. Barnea, St. Stefanescu, vol III, Bucuresti, 1971.

Pe hartile militare Austro-Ungare folosite de catre aceasta natiune in timpul Primului Razboi Mondial (aflate pe internet aici: lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm ) acest loc este trecut ca reduta turceasca sub numele de "Eski Duran Iol Tabia" ("tabia" = "reduta") dar cel mai probabil este vorba de catre castrul Bizantin refolosit de catre otomani si nu de o constructie noua.

Byzantine Castrum dating from the end of the 10th Century / beginning of the 11th Century AD, as stated in the book "Bizantini, romani si Bulgari la Dunarea de Jos, Din istoria Dobrogei" ("Byzantines, Romanians and Bulgarians on the Lower Danube, from the history of Dobruja"), by I. Barnea, St. Stefanescu, 3rd volume, Bucuresti, 1971.

On the Austro-Hungarian Military Survey Maps used by this nation during WW1 (available here at lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm ), this place is listed as a Turkish redoubt - "Eski Duran Iol Tabia" ("tabia" = "redoubt") -, but, most likely this is a Byzantine Castrum reused by the Turks rather than an all new construction.
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Coordinates:   44°11'52"N   28°25'57"E
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