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Sarvandikar
37.1489° N, 36.4592° E
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Sarvandikar (Armenian: Սարվանդիքար), also spelled Sarvanda k'ar (Turkish: Savranda). It was the Frankish castle of Savranda and is officially known today as Savranda Kalesi. The site is a medieval castle in the former Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, located in Turkey's Osmaniye Province approximately 115 kilometers east of Adana.
Historical Timeline
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Seljuk passage near Savranda
1069
Raymond imprisoned
1101-02
Levon I captures Savranda
1135
Levon I captured and released
1136
Ownership exchanges
1172-1185
Het'umid possession begins
1190s
Temporary Mamluk occupation
1298
End of Armenian suzerainty
1337
Dam construction at Amanus Pass
1977
First detailed survey
1979
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