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Avdilas Kale |
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Fortress |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Afyonkarahisar |
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District:
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Ihsaniye |
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Village:
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Ayazini |
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Survey |
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Early Phrygian Middle Phrygian Late Phrygian |
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| It is located at the exit of the Avdalaz Valley, northwest of the Ayazini Town. It was mainly used during the Byzantine Period. There are multi-layer rock structures which communicate with each other by stairs as carved into volcanic tuff mass. To the north is a closed and stepped tunnel or a cistern, which indicate occupation during the Phyrgian Period. The fortress rises at the center of a Phyrgian settlements spreaded onto an open area. Many Phrygian sherds are observed in the vicinity of the fortress. Also found is a small Phyrgian rock grave on a rock mass located nearby. |
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