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| Topic: | Burgette (sp?) castle on the Euphrates river in Asia Minor |
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------------------ ------------------ Gordon. http://www.wtg-online.com/data/tur/tur.asp "Turkey borders the Black Sea, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean, the Aegean Sea, Greece and Bulgaria. Two east–west mountain ranges, the Black Sea Mountains in the north and the Taurus in the south, enclose the central Anatolian plateau. It is here that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers rise. Spanning the continents of Europe and Asia, Istanbul is a bustling, cosmopolitan capital, and its history as the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires has left a rich legacy of mosques, churches, museums and magnificent palaces, coupled with bustling bazaars and a vibrant street life. The attractions of the southwest Aegean include the popular seaside town of Bodrum, dominated by the magnificent 15th-century Castle of St Peter The Mediterranean (or Turquoise) Coast is a popular holiday area. It is also a region steeped in history and legend, dotted with important sites and great Crusader castles. " Another source of reading about this area is: I hope this helps. Brian Canada ------------------ ------------------ Gordon. ------------------janevny I'm looking for information on a Burgette (sp??) Castle located on the Euphrates river in Asia Minor. It may have been torn down some time since the late 1930's
janevwurdsmiff Despite an extensive search of web I have been unable to locate any data. Someone else may help, please keep checking. Feel free to post other questions, but please do so only once per enquiry, or if you are unhappy with a post you may edit it.
'Give me the groves that lofty brave,
The storms, by Castle Gordon'.
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www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/castles.htm canadab Could you be referring to the town of Bodrum overlooked by the castle of St. Peter? I found this:
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/classes/His311/Crusades.html
aka Amberein du la Anair
If you can dream it, you can make it a reality.wurdsmiff Thanks Brian.
'Give me the groves that lofty brave,
The storms, by Castle Gordon'.
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www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/castles.htm Philip Davis The Crusaders built castles along the Euphrates in the county of Edessa, now in modern Turkey. I have records of a castle at Samosata and another at Bira (Now called Birecik). A search for Birecik gives some hints that the castle there still exists in ruins but no clear information. This castle fits two of your requirements, it overlooks the Euphrates and it is in asia minor. It also begins with B but I don't know if it's the castle your looking for. It is, however, 500 miles closer to the Euphratyes than Bodrum.
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http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html Erik Schmidt I have checked my "Euro Cart" map for a name approximating Burgette along the Euphrates R. without luck. This particular map, 1:800000, is very detailed and has numerous castles shown along the Euphrates. There are also three large dams, which open the possibility that the castle was flooded.
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