FIRST LADY OF AZERBAIJAN VISITS GONIO-APSAROS HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN BATUMI
Batumi, July 18 (AZERTAC). First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO goodwill ambassador, MP Mehriban Aliyeva and Georgian President`s spouse Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs have today visited the Gonio-Apsaros historical museum-reserve here.
The Gonio-Apsaros fortress is a Roman fortification dating back to 8-7 centuries B.C.
The total length of the walls is 900 m, height - 5 m, the towers are 7 m high. Today the fortress contains 18 towers. There is an ancient water pipe.
It later belonged to Byzantium, Ottoman Empire and Georgian principality.
The museum presents coins, Roman ceramics and other items.
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