Tomb and Mausoleum · Samsun
Asarkale
Asarkale is a ruined fortress 30 km southwest of the Bafra district of Samsun Province in northern Turkey, and there are nearby rock tombs.
Asarkale is a ruined fortress 30 km southwest of the Bafra district of Samsun Province in northern Turkey, and there are nearby rock tombs. One of the rock tombs is next to the reservoir of the Derbent Dam on the Kızılırmak River. Asarkale is on a large rock. It is reached by climbing the stairs through a formerly secret tunnel. An excavation was started in 2024 by Ondokuz Mayıs University. Seljuk and Ottoman artefacts have been found, and it is thought that the fortress was used for defense during the Hellenistic Age.
Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places to Visit
Nearby places
The closest 8 places around Asarkale; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Statue of Honor
Statue of Honor, aka Atatürk Monument, is a monument situated at Atatürk Park in İlkadım district of Samsun, Turkey dedicated to the landing of…
Details
İkiztepe
İkiztepe is an archaeological excavation site at Bafra, Turkey in the Kızılırmak delta, near the Black Sea coast.
Details
Samsun Gazi Museum
Samsun Gazi Museum is a museum dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun, Turkey.
Details
Nerik
Nerik Hittite: Nerik(ka) was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region.
Details
Central Great Mosque
The Great Mosque is a historic stone mosque situated in İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey.
Details