Afyon - Karahisar

Although probably standing on older (Cyclopean) foundations of the Hittite period, the fortress ruins, which now crown the isolated trachyte outcrop high above the center of Afyon, date back to Alaeddin Keykubad I (1219-36). Vestiges of a tower (Kiz Kulesi) and remnants of substantial walls, cisterns, a palace and a small mosque (1235) survive. The hilltop also commands a fine view over the town.