Fortress of Petereki(Agaraki) (Region of Speri)
Fortress of Petereki(Agaraki) (Georg. პეტერეკი(ფეთერექი), Tur.Peterek Kalesi), in georgian – Fortress of Agaraki (Georg. აგარაკის ციხე), is located in the historical village – Agaraki (Georg. აგარაკი), the modern Peterek, in the Georgian historical region- Speri (Georg. სპერი), the modern province of Artvin, Turkey.
The complex is located in the southern part of the village, on a cape, at an altitude of 730 meters above sea level and includes a tower, a church and the main building. The fortress was built of large and medium boulders using the dry masonry method. The plan is asymmetric. The large-scale fortress is quite well preserved. The road leading from the Petereki(Agaraki) ravine to the castle was blocked by another door. To the west of the castle, traces of an outer gate and, probably, a tower built into the rock are visible. The inner space has been completely excavated by treasure seekers.
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