Kızkalesi

castle in Turkey
Place archaeological_site Q1957163
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Kızkalesi

Summary

Kızkalesi is an archaeological site[1]. Kızkalesi ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kızkalesi is located in Kızkalesi[3].
  • Kızkalesi is located in Yenişehir district (Mersin)[4].
  • Kızkalesi is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Kızkalesi's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Kızkalesi's instance of is recorded as fortress[7].
  • Kızkalesi's architectural style is recorded as Byzantine architecture[8].
  • Kızkalesi's Commons category is recorded as Sea castle of Korykos[9].
  • 1104 marks the founding of Kızkalesi[10].
  • Kızkalesi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.45680556, 'lon': 34.14805556}[11].
  • Kızkalesi's affiliation is recorded as Museum Directorate of Mersin[12].
  • Kızkalesi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Kızkalesi'}[13].

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Geography

Kızkalesi is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include Kızkalesi[3], a tourist attraction[14], in Turkey[15] and Yenişehir district (Mersin)[4], a town[16], in Turkey[17], founded in 2008[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6] and fortress[7].

History and Context

1104 marks the founding of Kızkalesi[10].

Why It Matters

Kızkalesi ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] Kızkalesi has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Kızkalesi is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/pevnost-kizkalesi/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:J"
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