Engüzek Castle

•Also known as Engüzekkapı Castle.
•Located in the Uzundere district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.
•The origins of this imposing structure remain a mystery, with no definitive historical records to clarify its construction.
•There are three prominent theories about its builders: some believe the Genoese constructed it, others suggest it was the Byzantines, while a third theory attributes it to Turkish lords who ruled the region during the Middle Ages.
•The castle was built using Khorasan mortar and carefully stacked stones.
•The site includes a temple, watchtower, bakery, bathhouse and secret waterways leading down to the Tortum River, also draws attention with its very high towers and winding streets.
•It also has huge towers, observation areas, communication holes, many entrances and exits, and archery towers.
•At the bottom of the castle, there is a cemetery alongside a network of underground tunnels that extend for approximately one kilometer.

Related Posts

“The Veins of the Forgotten City”

Beneath the relentless sun of a desert long thought lifeless, the bones of an ancient city have awakened. Dust swirls lazily over its exposed foundations, whispering stories…

“The Golden Remnant: Echoes of a Forgotten Empire”

In the dust-choked silence of a collapsed chamber beneath the ruins of what was once a thriving metropolis, the flickering light of an archaeologist’s torch illuminated a…

Unearthed Starships or Digital Mirage? The Truth Behind the “Ancient Spaceship” Excavation

In what looks like a scene torn from a lost chapter of human history, the images above depict mᴀssive spacecraft-like structures buried deep beneath layers of earth….

The Gravity-Defying Rock Sculpture: Illusion, Engineering, or Ancient Inspiration?

On a sunlit plaza under an open sky, two mᴀssive boulders appear suspended impossibly in midair—tethered only by a thick, seemingly ordinary rope. One hangs below, grazing…

The Giant Beneath the Temple: Myth, Hoax, or Forgotten Chapter of History?

In the dimly lit depths of an ancient temple—its walls lined with glyphs and iconography reminiscent of Mesoamerican design—a skeleton lies partially unearthed, its enormous bones dwarfing…

The Abydos Carvings: Ancient Flight or Flawed Stone?

In a dusty temple wall deep within the ruins of Abydos, Egypt—far from the bustling pyramids and well-trodden tourist paths—lies a set of hieroglyphs that have ignited…