Mardin Castle
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mardin-castle-233-9379950
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Mardin Castle
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Mardin Castle is a 3,000 year old defensive fortification in the city of Mardin, Turkey. It is known as the Eagle's Nest. The castle has been used as a military base as part of a NATO agreement and hosts a radar station due to its position 1,000 meters above the Mesopotamian plain. One legend states that the castle was constructed in the 4th century BC by a Babylonian Zoroastrian called Shad Buhari, who "recovered from a serious illness while staying up on the hill, and so he decided to erect a
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Castle in Mardin, Turkey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardin_Castle
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2024-04-25T03:02:49Z
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