Ancient walled enclosure | ruins, wall(s), archaeological site

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Circular enclosure of roughly 450m in diameter, with 35 towers roughly equally spaced around the circumference. Constructed primarily of large blocks basalt and mud brick without cement. According to Poidebard, likely of Assyrian or Hittite origin. Circular urban fortifications are also a feature of the Sasanid Empire.
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Coordinates:   37°2'2"N   41°47'40"E
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