Megaliths of Nardevani (Samtskhe-Javakheti Region)
Cyclopean fortress of Nardevani (Georgian: ნარდევანის ციკლოპური ციხე) – The interesting and unique fortress in the southern region of Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti. It was presumably built in the Late Bronze Age. Today, the village of Nardevani is located near the cyclopean building, the inhabitants (Armenians) of which moved from Ottoman Turkey to Georgia. The Nardevani fortress has a wave-like shape with semicircular towers. In the ruins of the megalithic castle, two building layers of different periods can be observed. It is obvious that the structure, built in the late Bronze Age, was destroyed hundreds of years later and then restored. It should also be noted that the walls, built a second time, strangely collapsed en masse in the interior direction of the building.
The fortress consists of 2 parts. The main part is the Citadel with two-meter thick walls. From the west, south and north, the fortress is surrounded by courtyards and fortified spaces fenced with the same masonry. An entrance is built into the northern wall of the western extension. Here, in the northwestern corner of the central part, there is a door. From the western side, the fortress is protected by a steep cliff, some sections of which, to increase inaccessibility, walls of basalt stones were erected. The fortress, it seems, was precisely defensive. Rectangles of walls of fairly spacious rooms are visible near the fortress. The Nardevani fortress is located near the river, the space around is not strewn with stones, i.e. there was room for agriculture. In the vicinity of Nardevani there are many ancient ruins and places of worship.
Nardevani Village (Georgian: სოფელი ნარდევანი), Tsalka Municipality (Georgian: წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი)
