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Fortress |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Bitlis |
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District:
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Adilcevaz |
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Village:
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Kiraçali |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Middle Iron Age |
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| It is located in the Kiraçali Village of the Adilcevaz District in Bitlis. It can be reached at the 30th km of the Adilcevaz-Ercis motorway through a road leading from the Göldüzü Mevkii to the east. The fortress rests on a hill called Ziyarettepe. A 16 x 12 m chamber with a rectangular plan bearing the characteristics of the Urartian architecture and some structures with uncertain plans adjacent to it are observed on the fortress. Ceramic finds are from the Iron Age. |
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