Beşikkaya (Sinna)

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Location

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geo:37.368614,41.090214

Period or year

1xx / unknown

Classification

fort
Visible

Beşikkaya (Sinna)

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A ruined fortress overlooking the village of Beşikkaya (previous name Fafih), to be identified with Classical Sinna or Sinas, medieval Beiouades, and possibly Assyrian Shinabu.

https://www.academia.edu/34472350/APPLYING_SATELLITE_DATA_SOURCES_IN_THE_DOCUMENTATION_AND_LANDSCAPE_MODELLING_FOR_GRAECO-ROMAN_BYZANTINE_FORTIFIED_SITES_IN_THE_T%C5%AAR_ABDIN_AREA_EASTERN_TURKEY

Nearby sites

Sinna
Sinna
Keferde
Greco-Roman-Bizantine site.
Beioubaitha
Beioubaitha - Fort; AD 300 - AD 640; Pleiades #874400
Fortress
Fortress

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Creators: Entry created by Ludwinski (2019-11-06) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/63016
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Suggested citation: Ludwinski , Beşikkaya (Sinna). https://vici.org/vici/63016, accessed 2026-10-30.