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Peyhler

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Peyhler
Type:
Flat Settlement
Altitude:
m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Ardahan
District:
Çildir
Village:
Kenarbel
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is a settlement with an altitude of 1840 m, 2.5 km southwest of the Kenarbel Village, 3 km south of the Kayabeyi Village, 300 m east of the Karaçay Valley, and 2.5 km north of the Seytan Fortress in the Çildir District of Ardahan. Although no architectural remains are observed at the site which covers an area of 450 square meters, sherds dating to the EBA, Iron Age and Middle Age were identified. It has been currently used as a meadow, and heavily destroyed. It is the confluence of Karaçay with Kura, and evaluations were restricted due to dense vegetation, and heavy destruction.
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