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Esenlik Kalesi |
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Fortress |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Mus |
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Bulanik |
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Esenlik |
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Survey |
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| This site is 22 km Southeast of Bulanık Suburb of Muş City and 4 km East of Erentepe County. It is approximately 700-800 m East of Esenlik (Abri) Village. It is documented during the survey carried out by Biber- Çavuşoğlu in 2009. The 120 by 225 m fort has an oval plan in East-West direction. The fort is on a hill (Seri Hill) which has an altitude of 1,550 m. The North side of the hill is fairly steep. The remains of wall foundations in the West side fort are explicit. The walls and the structure on the hill are made of half-workmanship, large, rectangular stones. Remains of the foundation of the wall made of cyclobic stones on a hill in the Southwest of the fort can be traced as well as remains of the foundation of the construction. EIA, MIA, and MA pottery pieces are found on the surface of the fort and the surrounding areas Biber-Çavuşoğlu 2011: 210]. |
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