Rumkale

Rumkale
Yavuzeli, Gaziantep Province, Turkey
The Rumkale Fortress
Rumkale is located in Turkey
Rumkale
Rumkale
Coordinates37°16′19″N 37°50′17″E / 37.27194°N 37.83806°E / 37.27194; 37.83806
TypeFortress
Site history
EventsCouncil of Hromkla in 1179

Rumkale (lit. 'Roman Castle'; Armenian: Հռոմկլա, romanizedHromgla[1]), also known as Urumgala,[2] is a ruined fortress on the Euphrates, located in the province of Gaziantep and 50 km west of Şanlıurfa.

  1. ^ Sarafean, Georg Avedis (1957). A Briefer History of Aintab A Concise History of the Cultural, Religious, Educational, Political, Industrial and Commercial Life of the Armenians of Aintab. Boston: Union of the Armenians of Aintab. p. 27. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ Öcal, Mehmet; Güler, Selahaddin E.; Mızrak, Remzi (2001). Şanlıurfa kültürü sözlüğü. Şurkav Yayınları. p. 39. ISBN 9789757394235. Retrieved 18 November 2022.