: Amuda
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Turkey
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Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
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37° 11’ N, 36° 05’ E
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Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Mamluk
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Amuda / Hemite [Arab: Qalʽat al-ʽAmūdayn or al-Ḥamatīye;
Arm: Amuda, Amuta or Amoutay; Frank:
Hamuda] is a garrison fortress,
primarily of Crusader (Teutonic Knights) construction. The rectangular plan of the single circuit
wall is supplemented by conspicuous square and round towers and is dominated by
a four-storey keep. This site is located
in the eastern half of Cilicia Pedias, has clear inter-visibility with Anavarza
and Babaoğlan, and once guarded strategic roads to the north as well as several
routes east through the Anti-Taurus Mts.
Ref: Fortifications, pp. 58-62; Burgen, pp. 123-131; Commonality, p. 248; Châteaux, pp. 52-53; Mamluks, p. 49.
: Hemite, Hemediye, Qalʽat al-ʽAmūdayn, al-Ḥamatīye, Amuda, Amuta, Amoutay, Ամուտա, Յամուտայ, Յամոյտա, Ամուտայ, Hamuda, Amouda
Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
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1
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Site Plan(s)
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Robert W. Edwards
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1973 - 1981
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Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Mamluk
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18
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Color Transparencies
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Robert W. Edwards
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1973
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Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Mamluk
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10
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B&W Photographs
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Robert W. Edwards
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1981
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Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Mamluk
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