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Girne Kalesi

Historical

Address

Girne, Kibris Kupdemir Sk, Girne 99300

Open Times

08:00 - 18:00

Price Range

₺20

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Girne Castle, view from the Old harbour Research carried out at the site suggests that the Byzantines built the original castle in the 7th century to guard the city against the new Arab maritime threat. The first historical reference to the castle occurs in 1191, when King Richard I of England captured it on his way to the Third Crusade by defeating Isaac Comnenus, an upstart local governor who had proclaimed himself emperor.

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