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One of the works of the Seljuk period, it was built in 1153 by order of Sultan Malik Izz al-Din and his vizier Firuz Akay, built for religious and military purposes, it was destroyed by Timur in 1386, and in 1579, it was rebuilt at the request of Murad under the supervision of Lala Mustafa Pasha, was Obtaining this information about the castle from the marble inscription found among the ruins of the castle, the castle was destroyed over time, it was renovated in 1616 and 1636, the walls of 220 forts are 27 thousand meters long, in the western part of the castle, it has 3 gates in total , cut basalt stones were used in the construction of the outer walls of the castle, there is also a small mosque in the fortress, which is about the same age as the fortress, you put the entire city of Kars under your feet, so you can watch the wonderful views and understand why the castle was built on this hill from the fact that it controls Kars In the entirety, there is also a tea garden where you can eat and drink something at the point where the castle is located.
