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A fortified defensive structure in the form of a four-sided tower, typical of Svaneti, a historical mountainous region in northwestern Georgia. Built in the 8th – 18th centuries, these ancestral structures were used simultaneously as housing, as an emergency exit from the dwelling in the event of an avalanche, and as guard posts to protect against frequent intrusions.
Крепостное оборонное сооружение в форме четырехгранной башни, типичное для Сванетии, исторической горной области на северо-западе Грузии. Построенные в VIII – XVIII века, эти родовые сооружения использовались одновременно как жилье, как аварийный выход из жилища в случае схода снежной лавины и как сторожевые посты для защиты от частых вторжений.
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