In the Turkish province of Gaziantep, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a historic fortress was destroyed as a result of an earthquake, the newspaper Yeni Safak reported..

The publication published a video showing that part of the walls of the historic building collapsed. How serious the damage is is still unknown..

The ancient fortress is located on the south bank of the Alleben River on a hill about 25-30 meters high.. At first it was used as a watch tower, but later it was expanded..

The fortress of Gaziantep was first built before our era in the kingdom of the Hittites.. In the II-III centuries it was rebuilt and expanded by the Romans. The fortress was built and changed by both Byzantine emperors and Ottoman rulers.

The current appearance of the castle acquired in the VI AD. Since 1989. research and archaeological work continues in it.

As for Syria, the destruction of the Aleppo citadel, built in the 13th century, is recorded there.. Previously, it was repeatedly destroyed during storms and earthquakes, but it was rebuilt every time.

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The earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria at night was the strongest in decades. Its hearth just fell on the city of Gaziantep. According to media reports, about 500 people died in both countries as a result of the tragedy, and more than a thousand were injured..