Site: Artvin
Country: Turkey
Region: The Marchlands, Northeastern Turkey
Location : 41° 11’ N, 41° 49’ E
Cultures: Ottoman, Georgian, Armenian, Byzantine
Description:

Artvin [Georg: Artʽvini, Arthuvani or Arthwan(i); Arm: Artʽvin] is a large garrison fortress, primarily of Georgian construction, with prolonged intervals of Byzantine and Armenian occupation (5th – 13th c).  During the Ottoman period the civilian population in the adjoining town was Armenian.  This site guarded the strategic highway from Erzurum to Batum in Georgia.

Ref: Marchlands 2, pp. 168-170; Armenia, p. 189*.

Additional photos are in the reference above.

Alternate Site Names and Spellings: Artʽvani, Arthuvani, Arthwani, Arthwan, Ardvin, Arduin, Արդվին, Արդուին, ართვინი, Artvini