Castillo de Harput
¿Dónde está el Castillo de Harput?
El castillo de Harput lleva el nombre del distrito de Harput en la provincia moderna de Elazig, en el este de la República de Turquía. Al igual que en la actualidad, Malatya, Elazig y otras tierras altas eran importantes sitios de producción de vino para los urartianos, que gobernaron el este de Anatolia desde el siglo IX a.C. hasta el siglo VI a.C. Construyeron el castillo de Harput, que domina las llanuras de Elazig, para proteger sus tierras y las caravanas en su camino hacia Capadocia. Hoy en día, la ciudad de Elazig es fácilmente accesible con un vuelo desde Estambul y solo toma 1,5 horas en coche desde la cercana ciudad de Malatya. Esta ruta de Malatya a Van se está convirtiendo lentamente en un itinerario turístico popular gracias a las diversas joyas ocultas como el Castillo de Harput.
Castillo de la Leche
Se cree que la gente usaba leche en el mortero del castillo debido a la falta de agua causada por la sequía. Este es uno de los diversos mitos del Castillo de Harput. Estructuras como esta siempre vienen con historias legendarias, ya que siempre necesitamos algo que nos anime a erigir estructuras tan grandes en lugares muy desafiantes. Cuando subas a las murallas del Castillo de Harput y mires hacia abajo a la ciudad de Elazig y las amplias llanuras del este de Anatolia, también crearás tu propia historia legendaria.
Historia del Castillo de Harput
El Castillo de Harput fue construido por los urartianos, que gobernaron la parte oriental de la actual Turquía en el siglo VIII a.C. Harput estaba ubicado en rocas escarpadas que dominaban las llanuras de Elazig, que eran importantes sitios de producción de vino para los urartianos. Eran muy talentosos mineros y agricultores a pesar del implacable paisaje del este de Anatolia y aprovecharon muchos ríos y arroyos que fluían hacia los ríos bíblicos y legendarios Éufrates y Tigris. Una ruta comercial que venía de la ciudad de Sardis en el oeste pasaba por tierras urartianas hacia Persia y el castillo de Harput era solo uno de ellos para proteger el gran volumen de negocios que se realizaba en esa ruta. Sin embargo, los persas también querían controlar esas tierras ricas y derribaron a las comunidades que habían sido debilitadas por los medos del Medio Oriente. Harput mantuvo su importancia desde los urartianos hasta los otomanos. Persas, romanos, árabes y turcos sabían que Harput era un puesto estratégico importante alrededor de Elazig y conquistaron el castillo uno por uno. Muchos municipios turcos contribuyeron a la apariencia del Castillo de Harput que vemos hoy. Los otomanos tomaron el control del área en el siglo XVI y dejaron las últimas huellas en el castillo. Las expediciones arqueológicas que se llevan a cabo en el castillo hoy en día son muy importantes, ya que se centran principalmente en el patrimonio otomano del Castillo de Harput. Durante las excavaciones realizadas de 2005 a 2009, se encontraron muchos objetos otomanos dentro de la parte interior y exterior del Castillo de Harput. El último descubrimiento impresionante fueron los túneles tallados en las rocas naturales que llegaban a cámaras que se usaban como calabozos. Hoy en día, el Castillo de Harput y sus alrededores están llenos de estructuras antiguas y viejas, lo que es como un viaje a las edades medievales y otomanas.
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