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Karakoyunlu Kalesi |
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Upland Settlement |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Igdir |
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Karakoyunlu |
Village:
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Merkez |
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Survey |
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It locates at Karakoyunlu District; 15 km east of Igdir Province. The walls of the castle are 2 m wide. Potsherds were collected by a team leaded by A. Ceylan in 2002 and dated to EBA; Iron Age and Middle Age. There are 130 Early Iron Age graves at the castle. |
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