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Kalecik Kalesi |
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Fortress |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Kars |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Sögütlü |
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Survey |
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| It was built on a high hill that arises immediately west of Sögütlü Village - formerly Atayurt, which is 20 km southeast of the central district in Kars. It was surveyed by A. Bingöl et al. in 2008. The 3 m wide fortress walls were built using 1.5-2 m stones in Cyclopean technique. Currently only four courses from these walls remained. The fortress consists of the central structure built with some small curtains and bastions, and the other buildings that were adapted to the structure of the bedrock. The sherds belong to Iron Age [Bingöl et al. 2010:385]. |
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