Rumkale | |
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Rumkale, Gaziantep, Turkey | |
![]() The Rumkale Fortress | |
Coordinates | 37°16′19″N 37°50′17″E / 37.27194°N 37.83806°E |
Type | Fortress |
Site history | |
Events | Synod of Armenian Church in 1179 |
Rumkale (lit. 'Roman Castle'; Armenian: Հռոմկլա, romanized: Hromgla[1]), also known as Urumgala,[2] is a fortress on the Euphrates, located in the province of Gaziantep and 50 km west of Şanlıurfa.