Şavşat Castle
Artvin · Archaeological site
Photo: ბუბა კუდავა · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Palace and tower
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Artvin
- Elevation
- 897 m
- Wikidata
- Q65285189
About
Şavşat Castle or Satle Castle (Georgian: სათლესციხე) is a castle in Şavşat district in Artvin Province in Turkey. The castle was built during the Georgian Bagrationi kingdom in the 9th century. It was used by the Seljuk Turkish regional governors, called Atabegs, in the 12th century, and after that by the Ottomans.
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Location
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