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adjacent bastions, curtain walls between the semi-circular and regular bastions at
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and curtain walls encloses interior fortifications; seven regular polygonal bastions and a single semi-circular or "half-moon" bastion to the north. Where fully developed bastions consist of two faces and two flanks with fire from the flanks being able to protect the exposed curtain walls and
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and an adjacent 5th-century chapel of S. Sargis. Five of the ten original semi-circular bastions remain standing. The keep consists of four semi-circular towers (12th century?) that were affixed at a later date to earlier 10th-century
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and tunnels that lead to the top of the keep. The structure has been partially renovated in recent years, while the chapel has been entirely rebuilt.
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surrounds the fortress and was constructed during the beginning of the 19th century. A continuous line of eight
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352:Fortress gate with depictions of lions above
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805:Levonkla (Yılankale)
159:40.338393; 43.856902
740:Adamakert (Başkale)
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133:Coordinates
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950:Ertij Fort
835:Shahapivan
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664:Smbataberd
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460:References
273:Low-relief
145:43°51′25″E
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1045:Also See:
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810:Manazkert
785:Haykaberd
702:Handaberd
588:Dashtadem
573:Baghaberd
305:Shaddadid
277:decagonal
257:octagonal
238:Dashtadem
216:Materials
193:Condition
28:Dashtadem
1020:Ushiberd
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674:Ushiberd
659:Sev Berd
643:Odzaberd
613:Halidzor
286:cisterns
264:bastions
230:Armenian
173:Fortress
815:Paperon
800:Lampron
780:Daruynk
775:Corycus
593:Erebuni
560:Armenia
318:Gallery
269:cavalry
246:Armenia
44:Armenia
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