Gerger Castle Map And Location

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Gerger Castle or Berber Castle is a historical castle that has an old history and has survived to the present day. Gerger Castle in Turkey, Adiyaman Gerger is located in the district of the province. Gerger Castle BC II. Although it was built in the 16th century, it still exists. It is built on a durable mountain of steep cliffs and has survived for many years.

Location

It is near the village of Oymakli (Nefsi Gerger) in the south of Gerger district. It is located in the middle of Beybostan village and Oymakli village. It sees the need of a water tank in the region and the source of the rivers and fountains in the region is the mountain on which this castle is built.

Departments

The bridge leading to the entrance on the front of the castle was destroyed and therefore it was difficult to enter the castle. At the entrance there is a mosque built by Muslims who seized the castle. There are old writing and writing tablets in and around this mosque.

The dungeon is on the front of the castle. There are inscriptions written in cuneiform on the outer face of the dungeon. It is known that these were written by Komagene and Romans. Inside the dungeon, there are primitive structures. Part of the dungeon is the entrance of a tunnel. As this tunnel progresses, it narrows and oxygen is completely exhausted. For this reason, the researchers could not reach the end of the tunnel and its secret could not be solved. The treasure known to be in the castle is claimed to be at the end of this tunnel.

At the top of the castle are fountains, water cisterns, shops and houses built by Arabs and Muslim Turks, but these have become unusable today.

On the back of the castle are reliefs, passages and three windows that cannot be solved. The three windows are built on a steep, stiff rock at the back of the castle and are very high. Therefore, it is difficult to reach. The three windows are aligned with each other and have a smooth rectangular shape. These windows are thought to open into a room. It is thought that the three windows were built in this hard-to-reach point in order to ensure that no one could reach the Muslim raids and prevent them from entering the room. It is claimed to have a connection to the tunnel in the dungeon and to have the treasure here.
Historical

This medieval castle on a steep cliff, also known as the Berber Castle, has survived to a very good condition.

The castle, which was thought to have been built during the Hittite period, is claimed to have been founded by Arsemes, a descendant of Commegenes in the 2nd century BC. The castle is made up of two blocks, block stones, up and down. There is a relief of King Samos on the western walls of the castle. During the Arab raids, mosques, shops and water cisterns were built inside the citadel.

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