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Kars Kalesi |
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Fortress |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Kars |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Merkez |
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Survey |
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| It is located on the steep rock in Kars Province. It was discovered during the survey performed by Günasdi and his team in 2010. The castle is strategically very important. All the states which dominated the region use this castle by rebuilding. The castle maintained its presence from EIA until present [Günasdi et al. 2012:62]. |
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