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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Azantskiy Dolmen Alternative Name: Great Azantskiy dolmenCountry: Abkhazia
NOTE: This site is 24.482 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Suhum Nearest Village: Azanta
Latitude: 43.089335N Longitude: 41.293138E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The largest dolmen in area of Azanty (Amktel Lake) in Abkhazia.
The location of the megalithic-surroundings of an ancient abandoned villages Azanta, on the western slope of the mountains near Lake Amktel. According to local residents, in these places, there are at least 6 dolmens, varying degrees of preserved.
This dolmen is the largest not only here but also in the region. Its height reaches about 2.5 meters. Find it not very difficult, that cannot be said about other dolmens near Lake Amktel.
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