THE ÇIMENLIK CASTLE (NR 20)
the first authentic hotel on the Gallipoli peninsula
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The Çimenlik Fort (also known as Hamidiye III) is a 150 x 100 metres rectangular building, with 5.8 metre-thick walls which were strengthened by corner and intermediary towers. Part of the southern wall was demolished in the 19th century when bastions and bunkers were added. Inside the outer walls is a four-storey, 22 metre high rectangular keep with a 29 x 44 metre base and 7 metre thick walls. A small single minaret mosque adjoins the entrance tower. It was built with the fort by Mehmet the Conquerer in 1452 and is
known as the
Mecidi Mosque. Beyond the tower is the mosque built in the 19th century by
Sultan Abdulaziz when he installed the long-range artillery guns, the bastions
and bunkers.
Gallipoli Battlefield Guide, (Barnsley 2000), Tonie & Valmai Holt, p.
233
Last updated : 20/03/08
Old ammunition in the Cimenlik fortress near Canakkale", picture reproduced from The Battle for The Dardanelles - 1915, (Berlin 1927), Major Dr. Carl Mühlmann, p. 117
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