History and archaeology / Castle
Tilbaşar Castle (Turbessel)
Oğuzeli, Gaziantep
Turbessel, rising on the mound of a Bronze Age city near Gündoğan, an important castle of the County of Edessa during the Crusades.
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Its story
The large mound near the Gündoğan neighborhood of Oğuzeli was inhabited from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC to the end of the 17th century BC and, from around 2600 BC, became a planned city of about 56 hectares. The castle on the hill gained importance in the Byzantine period; at the end of the 11th century it passed to local Armenian lords and then to the Crusaders, and under the name Turbessel became one of the most important centers of the County of Edessa (Urfa). Today a wide view of the plain can be enjoyed from the castle remains at the top of the mound. The area is an excavation and protected site; it is visited on foot.
Key facts
- Period
- Bronze Age; Byzantine and Crusader-period castle
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Gündoğan neighborhood, Oğuzeli
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
36.87421, 37.55897
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbaşar_Kalesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gündoğan,_Oğuzeli | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/91833161