Nevşehir Castle ( tr, Nevşehir Kalesi) is a historic castle in the city of Nevşehir, overlooking the recently discovered underground city of Kayaşehir.https://www.dailysabah.com/life/travel/underground-city-tunnels-in-turkeys-cappadocia-open-to-travelers It was a fortress for defensive, military purposes.

History

Not much is known about Nevşehir Castle, it is theorized to have been built by the

Seljuks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; fa, سلجوقیان ''Saljuqian'', alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes by the Turk ...

around 1100, though it also theorized to have been built by the Byzantines as a military outpost. Kayaşehir2

References

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Nevşehir Kayaşehir Castle
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External links

Nevşehir Castle

Information on the castle and underground city

{{Castles in Turkey Castles in Turkey Nevşehir History of Turkey