| It is the oldest fortress in Georgia located 2 km from Batumi in the village of Gonio, near the border with Turkey. The fortress was constructed in the 1 st – the 2 nd centuries and functioned as a citadel of Roman and afterwards Byzantian Empire. The total length of the fortress walls is 900 meters, the height of the walls - 5 m, the height of its 18 towers - 7 m. Although the present version of the fortress is the result of restructuring made by Turks is the 16 th century. This also explains the fine condition of the fortifications.
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