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It is located on the rocks. The date of the castle’s construction is unknown, but the tomb adjacent to the castle proves that the castle belongs to the Urartian period. The year of the castle’s construction is estimated between the thirteenth and ninth centuries BC. It is seen that the walls surrounding the castle were demolished. Inside the castle are the remains of some caves and temples. The castle hosted many civilizations throughout history and in the era of Sultan Yavuz Selim, it became under the auspices of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Bayezid restored it extensively in 1374 to protect it from the attacks of Bayram Hajjah.
