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| Location: It is located on the western shore of the Lake Van near the Adilcevaz District of Bitlis. The fortress is also known as "the city of Haldi". |
| Geography and Environment: The fortified city as an Urartian fortress called "Kef Kalesi" was founded on a volcanic hill, lying 6 km north of Adilcevaz. The natural hill is very steep and abrupt on three sides; east, south and west, which are almost inaccessible. The fortress can only be reached from the north.The highest point of the fortress is a rocky promontory on the west-south end, which is 2270 m high above the sea level. Based on this, the Kef Kalesi is approximately 550 m higher than Adilcevaz. The northern section of the hill rising from east to west looks like a mound. |
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