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Babakale is known for handcrafting knife cutlery. According to the local cutlers, the handicraft goes back to the 1720s when the castle was built; after the completion of the castle, cutting and piercing weapons such as swords, daggers and knives, which were needed by the castle-guards, were
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1135–1141 (1722–1729 CE) to protect the settlement from French pirates. The castle is oriented in northwest–southeast direction. It has a rectangular plan with
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