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  • Ruins Of Post-Urartian Fortress Discovered In Tsakhkadzor

    RUINS OF POST-URARTIAN FORTRESS DISCOVERED IN TSAKHKADZOR
    By Melania Badalian

    AZG Armenian Daily
    04/07/2006

    As the tradition has it, once upon a time the surroundings of Berdi
    Glugh settlement were covered with flower gardens, and the wind
    would scatter the flowers all over valleys thus giving birth to the
    name of Tsakhkadzor (valley of flowers). Old-timers tell that there
    used to be shabby houses that were crumbled later on. According to
    historiography, during the rule of the Arsacid (Arshakuni) Dynasty
    the royal family used to spend holidays in this region. These facts
    made the Forests For the Next Generations NGO embark on the study
    of the lands stretching southwest from the Writers' Home. The group
    of enthusiasts was looking for the trace of the famous palace of
    prince Prosh who settled in Tsakhkadzor. Having discovered 5-6 lines
    of stone walls, the NGO applied to the Ministry of Culture asking
    to come and take a professional look at the findings. As a result
    of a survey by the specialists of the Agency for Preservation of
    Historic and Cultural Monuments and the Institute of Ethnography,
    ruins of a post-Urartian fortress built of huge basalt stones. The
    archeological finding is dated back to 6-5 centuries BC. "The walls
    of the inner fortress have preserved and only northeastern part is
    damaged as a result of a road constructed by Viva Cell to erect
    its cell-phone tower. The inner fortress has a surface of 5.000
    sq. m. The fortress was used in the middle ages too. It has a great
    historic-archeological value. It's a subject to serious scientific
    research and therefore no construction works should be carried out
    here," reads the experts' conclusion.

    NGO member Movses Manukian told daily Azg: "I think serious excavation
    should be carried out. Tsakhkadzor is developing today as a resort
    city and the fact of an ancient sight can add to its attractiveness. We
    will clearly pursue that the government does not allot these lands."
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