Saro Fortress

Saro Fortress, or rather its remains, is a group of megalith stones dating back to the 1st millennium BC. It once consisted of three buildings and the walls were built without a foundation directly on the earth and rock itself.

One can only guess what Saro Fortress exactly looked like thousands of years ago, but the walls were most probably up to 3 meters high and also up to 3 meters wide.

The inner area of ​Saro Fortess is quite large and the remains of separate storerooms are still visible. The tower hills to the south and north have hard-to-reach, large natural caves, which, according to legend, were used by former inhabitants of the village as hiding places in case of danger.

Archaeological excavations in the vicinity of Saro Fortress have uncovered fragments of early Bronze Mtkvari-Araks culture and medieval pottery.  

The expression “Mtkvari-Araks culture” refers to the region between the two rivers Araks (also Aras or Araxes) and Mtkvari, the latter also being known as the River Kura.

The river Araks originates in Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey, Armenia and Iran, and then through Azerbaijan to join the River Kura, before finally flowing into the Caspian Sea.

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Project “Increased regional added value in the tourism sectors of Georgia by Digital Heritage Tourism Guides” was funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) with funds of Austrian Development Cooperation