Nevşehir Castle () is a historic castle in the city of Nevşehir, overlooking the underground city of Kayaşehir.
It was a fortress for defensive, military purposes.
History
Not much is known about Nevşehir Castle, it is theorized to have been built by the
Seljuks
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture.
The founder of th ...
around 1100, though it also theorized to have been built by the
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
s as a military outpost.
References
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External links
Nevşehir CastleInformation on the castle and underground city
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Castles in Turkey
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