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Yılankale meaning 'snake castle' is a late 12th–13th Century CE, Armenian castle in Adana Province, Türkiye.
It is known in Armenian as Levonkla ("Levon's fortress") after its possible founder—King Leo (Levon) I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Medieval Armenian names attached to the site are Kovara and Vaner.
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