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last updated 30 Mar 2015

Qala'at Halwanji

Qala’at Halwanji is a 5 ha large fortress of the Middle Bronze Age (18th-17th cent. BC) in northern Syria. A series of sondages have revealed extremely well preserved architectural remains, all heavily burnt in a destructive fire in antiquity. read more