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Kirklar Tepesi |
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Fortress |
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Altitude:
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2066 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Bayburt |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Yukari Kislak |
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Survey |
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| It locates in Yukari Kislak Village, in Merkez District of Bayburt Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by S. Çigdem and his team in 2015. The castle measures about 60 m in diameter. The entrance is in the west. It was built in the drystone wall technique. The potsherds found in the site dated to Early IA, Roman Period and Middle Ages [Çigdem et al. 2017:163]. |
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