Rumkale, Halfeti, and the black rose
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Home to many civilizations throughout history, Rumkale is on the 13 most magnificent fortresses in Turkey list of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Rumkale Rumkale, meaning Roman Castle, was a powerful fortress on the river Euphrates, 50 km west of Şanlıurfa. Located between Turkey’s southeastern cities of Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, Rumkale bears the traces of Urartian, […]