ON THE CONTROVERSIAL LOCALIZATION OF THE TSAKHAR FORTRESS IN THE PASCHAL FORTIFICATION
Journal: History Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus
Year: 2023

The issue of localization of one or another toponym known from narrative sources is often ambiguous and causes discussions in the scientific community. This article is devoted to the analysis introduced into scientific circulation by Yu.N. Voronov and the well-established identification of a famous monument on the left bank of the Kodor – the Pskal fortification with the Tzakhar fortress, described by Agafius of Mirineisky. The Pskal fortification is a temple surrounded by a fortress wall with a