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Kars Castle

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Two information boards were photographed at the entrance to the castle of Kars. Board No. 1 & No. 2
They contain almost the same text: (in Turkish): Kars kalesi. Kars Kalesi 1153 (hicri 547) tarihinde Saltuklu Sultanı Melik İzzeddin Saltuk’un veziri Firüz Akay tarafından yaptırılmıştır. 1386 (hicri 786) tarihinde Mogol istilasından sonra tahrip edilen kale, 1579 (hicri 987) tarihinde III Murad’n emriyle Serdar Lala Mustafa Paşa tarafından yeniden inşa edilmiştir. (in English): Kars castle. Kars castle was build in the year of 1153 by Firuz Akay who was a minister. In the time of Melik Izzeddin Saltuk who was the Sultan of Saltuklu state. The castle which had been destroyed by the mogol invasion in 1386, was rebuil by Lala Mustafa Pasha who was ordered by Murad the third in 1579. Transl. from Turkish: Kars Fortress. It was erected in 1153 (547 of Hijrah) by Firuz Aka, the Minister of Melik Izzeddin Saltuk, Sultan of Saltuklu. In 1386 (786 of Hijrah) it was destroyed in the aftermath of some Mongol raids. In 1579 (987 of Hijrah) it was rebuilt by Sardar Lala Mustafa Pasha on the order of Murad III.

Kortoshian Raffi, What is Concealed in the Turkish Information Boards of Historical Monuments in Western Armenia?, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 5.

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Date 2004 y․

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Date 2007 y․

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Direction From the south
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Direction From the west
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Direction From the east
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The eastern tower of the fortress

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Armenian lapidary inscription, 12th century