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The ancient settlement of Durnali is located at 25 km from Gyaur - Kala Fortress. Th ere you can see numerous ruins of the 9th -12th - centur y structures. However , the settlement has even more ancient history. Once there had been a major P arthian city surrounded by powerful fortress which was restored in the Middle Ages.
The fortress had a regular rectangular shape ( roughly 180õ160). On its corners and along the walls strong towers used to stand. The fortress could accommodate a plenty of townspeople behind the walls: the number of loopholes reached five hundred ; except for them there was a top level with castellations behind which the w arriors could hide.
The inner territory of the fortress is practically empty . The only ruins of some big building can be seen close r to its center.
The coins dated the 1st - 2nd centuries found t here testify to Durnali's age.
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