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| Rumkale (Hromgla) |
Hromgla is 25 km from Yavuzeli and 62 km from Gaziantep. Although the precise history of Hromgia is unknown, it is thought to have been built during the late Hittite period, around 840 BCE.
It is believed that in the Roman period Chiristians made Hromgla a center of Christianity, and tried to spread Chiristianity to Hromgla and its surroundings. It is also said that the apostle John, hid manuscripts of the Bible in Hromgla which were later taken to Beirut. For this reason Hromgla is a sacred place for Christians. When the crusaders were defeated and driven out of the region, the Muslims captured Hromgla and the surrounding area, and there are many remains in the castle and the area from the Turkish Islamic Period. In the castle, where characteristics of Turkish Islamic art can be found, there is also a mosque which is not in use.
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