Zerzevan Castle
Çınar district, Turkey
Freely accessible
Public space — no opening hours to check.
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Zerzevan Castle is a ruined Eastern Roman castle and former important military base in Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey, also known as Samachi Castle. Excavations have revealed underground structures, among them a temple of Mithraism, a mystery religion. The castle was later used as a civilian settlement between the 1890s and the 1960s, and the site is partly open to tourism.
- Built
- Type
- castle, castrum, archaeological site
- Heritage
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Place
- Çınar district, Turkey
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