Site: Amuda
Country: Turkey
Region: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
Location : 37° 11’ N, 36° 05’ E
Cultures: Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Mamluk
Description:

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.

Alternate Site Names and Spellings: Hemite, Hemediye, Qalʽat al-ʽAmūdayn, al-Ḥamatīye, Amuda, Amuta, Amoutay, Ամուտա, Յամուտայ, Յամոյտա, Ամուտայ, Hamuda, Amouda