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Abdal Kalesi |
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Fortress |
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Central Anatolia |
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Nevsehir |
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Hacibektas |
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Village:
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Kizilöz |
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Survey |
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| It is located in Kizilöz Mevkii in Hacibektas District of Nevsehir Province. It appears in the Nevsehir Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the NevsehirProvince Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2010. The fortress is very large and oval shaped. There remains of city wall with a height of 4 m. The foundation stones of this city wall could belong to Hittite Period. The surface finds show that it was inhabited in Late Hittite and Phrygian periods. It was visited during the survey conducted by A. Türker in 2013 [Türker 2015:238]. |
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