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Hasankeyf Citadel
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This fortification sits 100m above the Tigris River, overlooking Hasankeyf. The citadel was used for defense and habitation for centuries, and served as a residence for the Artuqid and Ayyubid rulers of the medieval town.
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Coordinates: 37°42'35"N 41°24'30"E
- Cattepe 33 km
- Dara (Mesopotamia) 72 km
- Mardin Fortress 74 km
- defensive earth wall 78 km
- Zerzevan Castle 81 km
- Diyarbakir/Amed Citadel 106 km
- Roman Legionary Fortress Rabat (Siphrios) 112 km
- Turkish artillery base 159 km
- Balahovit Fortress 169 km
- Fortified position 174 km
- Ruins 0.5 km
- Caves 0.6 km
- Zeynel Bey Complex 0.7 km
- Hasankeyfhöyük 2 km
- Tell 16 km
- Mount Mazrut 19 km
- Eles 32 km
- Batman Province 34 km
- Tur Abdin 41 km
- Mardin Province 63 km