: Kum
: Turkey
: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
: 37° 22’ N, 36° 16’ E
: Crusader
:

Kum is a small garrison fortress with a keep, possibly of Crusader construction, located on the Ceyhan River.  It protected a route leading from Amuda in Cilicia Pedias to Geben in the north.

 

Ref: Fortifications, pp. 170-173; Karatepe, p. 103; Crusader, p. 44; Burgen, pp. 131-134.

 

(Site description written and references compiled by Robert W. Edwards)

: none known


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Kum
Km
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1974 - 1979
Crusader
Kum
10
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1974
Crusader