OSM location of Anavarza Castle
Creators: Jamie Novotny
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fort, tower (deprecated)
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- Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) (less confident)
- Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) (less confident)
- Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453) (confident)
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Kundu, a place mentioned in the inscriptions of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (r. 680-669 BC), is associated with classical Kyinda. Kundu has often been identified with modern Anavarza, which is about 20 km southeast of Kozan, which would fit well with the inscriptions of Esarhaddon, which seem to suggest that Kundu was located near Sissû, a place identified as modern Kozan (formerly Sis). The identification is uncertain because Anavarza is generally associated with classical Anazarbos/Caesarea/Ioustin(ian)oupolis, and not Kyinda. Tırmıl Tepe Höyüğü, a mound ca. 2 km northeast of Mersin, has been tentatively suggested as a possible, alternative location of Kundu.