The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh
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The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh
The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova. Known as a free port and smugglers nest. Controlled by Austria-Hungary and therefore free from taxes/customs for many years. Population 600-1000 inhabitants. Date: circa 1900
Media ID 7332004
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Danube Defended Fortified Fortress Free Kaleh Minaret Nest Orsova Smugglers Smuggling Turk Under Water
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