Sarkel
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Sarkel (or Šarkel, literally "white house" in the Khazar language[1][2]) was a large limestone-and-brick fortress in what is now Rostov Oblast of Russia, on the left bank of the lower Don River.
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Sharkil | |
Location | Russia |
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Region | Rostov Oblast |
Coordinates | 47°42′18″N 42°16′23″E |
Type | Fortification |
History | |
Builder | Khazars, Byzantine Empire |
Founded | 830s |
Cultures | Khazar |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1930s |
Archaeologists | Mikhail Artamonov |
Condition | Submerged by Tsimlyansk Reservoir |
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It was built by the Khazars with Byzantine assistance in the 830s or 840s.[3] It was named Sarkel, or 'white-house', because of the white limestone bricks used in its construction.