طوپراق قلعه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From طوپراق (toprak, “earthen”) + قلعه (kalʼe, “fortress”), in reference to the local fortress built by the Abbasids in the 8th century.

Proper noun

طوپراق قلعه • (toprak kalʼe)

  1. Toprakkale (a town and district of Osmaniye Province, Turkey)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Toprakkale

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Toprakkale”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 759
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