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Fortress |
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Altitude:
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1669 m |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Erzurum |
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Çat |
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Village:
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Murat Çayiri |
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Survey |
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| It is a small fortress located 3 km south of Beykomu Hamlet of Murt Çayiri Village in Çat District of Erzurum Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Özgül and his team in 2011. It is quite rich in water sources. It overlooks the valley and has a stragically significant position. The fortress was built on the bedrock and its east section is surrounded with cliffs. The castle in E-W direction measures 25x23 m. There are no traces of walls on the fortress. The collected sherds from the surface are dated to EBA [Özgül et al. 2013:278]. |
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