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MANGUP KALE

 
  Mangup fortress  
 

Over the centuries tall trees have grown up in the ravine but in 1475 this area was clear. The Ottoman Turks brought artillery part way up the ravine and bombarded the wall that blocked its head. Note the remains of a wall on the far side.

  
   

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