Turbessel
Turkey /
Kilis /
Elbeyli /
World
/ Turkey
/ Kilis
/ Elbeyli
ruined castle, archaeological site, Medieval / Middle Ages, tell (mound), ancient ruins
The tell (habitation mound) located east of the modern village of Gündoğan (previous name Tilbeşar) is the location of an ancient and medieval city and fortification. It is attested since Assyrian times as Til-Bašere (in inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC), and later functioned as a Seleucid, Roman, and Armenian fortification. After the first Crusade, the castle of Turbessel became one of the main strongholds of the County of Edessa. During the county's conquest by the Zangids, the countess sold the castle to the Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel I Komnenos in 1150, but it was taken by the Zangids in 1151.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbessel
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°52'22"N 37°33'36"E
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- Tel Korkah 72 km
- Sam'al (Zincirli) 83 km
- Sultantepe 121 km
- Ancient city of Harran 130 km
- Sogmatar, Sumatar 158 km
- Tell 159 km
- Tell 202 km
- Kanesh (Kültepe) 278 km
- Gökdin Kale Höyüğü 328 km
- tes 8.2 km
- Elbeyli (district) 20 km
- Operation Euphrates Shield 33 km
- Gaziantep Province 38 km
- Quweiq Plain 49 km