Fortress of Kinzodamali (Region of Erousheti)
Fortress of Kinzodamali (Georg. ქინძოდამალის ციხე, Tur. Kinzodamal(Kinzi) kalesi) – located in the historical region of Georgia – Erusheti (Georg. ერუშეთი), west of the historical village of Kinzodamali, now Bagdeshan (Tur. Bağdeşan), at an altitude of 2200 meters, on Mount Arsiani (Georg. არსიანი), today Bilbilan (Tour. Bilbilan). Mount Arsiani (Bilbilan) was the border between the historical regions of Georgia – Erusheti, Klarjeti (Georg. კლარჯეთი) and Shavsheti (Georg. შავშეთი). Roads of strategic importance passed here, connecting the above-mentioned historical regions of Georgia, and it was to control these roads that the ancient inhabitants of this place built the Kinzodamali fortress.
The castle is very damaged. Its plan is determined by the configuration of the hill. The northern part of the protective wall is quite thick (1.50 m), which is relatively well preserved and has survived to this day. The maximum height of the tower located in the eastern part of the castle is 16-17 m, in the north-western part – 12-13 m. Along the eastern part of the fortress, along the entire length, an additional protective wall is being built, 3-5 meters away from the main wall. According to the ceramic material found on the territory of the castle, scientists suggest that the complex is a monument of the developed Middle Ages.
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