🏚️ Yoros Castle

Turkey · Europe · 41.18°N, 29.09°E

Yoros Castle is a ruined castle dating back to Byzantine times that stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea, to the north of Joshua's Hill, in Beykoz district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is commonly referred to as the Genoese Castle, due to Genoa’s possession of it in the mid-15th century.

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Quick facts

Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.18°N, 29.09°E · view on map

Yoros Castle is located in Turkey, in Europe.

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