Halfeti - şanlıurfa - turkey The Assyrian King Shalmaneser III established a settlement here named Shamrat. The town was subsequently settled by a number of civilisations and known as Urima (Ώριμα in Greek), Qala Rhomayta or Hesna d-Romaye (in Aramaic) to the Byzantine Greeks it was known as Romaion Koyla (Ρωμαίων Κούλα - Roman castle) and the Arab conquerors mutated this name to Qalat al-Rum. The town was fortified and was besieged by the Mamluks in 1280, who conquer the outlying Christian villages but were unable to break into the fortress, which eventually fell to Sultan al-Ashraf in 1290. The Mamluks repaired the city walls and renamed the place Qalat al-Muslimin although the names Urumgala and Rumkale persisted. The town was brought under Ottoman rule by Selim I.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:32:19 +0000
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