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Kutlak Fortress

Archaeological site

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The ruins of the ancient Kutlak fortress, also known as the Asandra or Afineon fortress, are located on the western edge of Mount Karaul-Oba, which has the appearance of a high promontory with steep slopes above the Kutlak Bay.

The fortification was built in the 1st century BC by the Bosporan king Asander, the son of Mithridates VI Eupator. It was probably the westernmost outpost of the Bosporan kingdom, which controlled the surrounding Tauro-Scythians and opposed sea piracy of the barbarians.

The pentagonal fortress with an area of 0.25 hectares had rectangular towers at the corners, and the northwestern tower was three-walled, and the eastern, the largest (10.7 by 8.25 meters) - two-chambered. The garrison, numbering about 100 people, was housed in barracks along the northeastern and southeastern curtains. The fortress had its own forge.

About 500 stone cores for slings and throwing machines, large iron arrowheads, axes and ceramics stand out among the archaeological finds.

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