The Ani citadel is a flat-topped hill that was once known as Midjnaberd (the Inner Fortress). Its defensive walls date to the seventh century A.D.
Ani citadel
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The Ani citadel is a flat-topped hill that was once known as Midjnaberd (the Inner Fortress). Its defensive walls date to the seventh century A.D.
Wikipedia (English) Ani s.v. "The citadel"
Ani citadel
Pleiades
Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453)
The Mediaeval period in the West, or the period from the end of Late Antiquity (640) to the fall of Constantinople in the East (1453). [[640, 1453]]
acropolis
An acropolis as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300000700: "The higher and usually fortified sections of ancient Greek cities, typically containing temples and some public buildings and used as places of refuge."
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1453
Location based on OpenStreetMap
OSM Way 102489817
OSM location of Ani citadel
OpenStreetMap (Way 102489817, version 6, osm:changeset=7450935, 2011-03-03T23:48:47Z)
640