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                CONSTRUCTION 
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   A  left  fork at Sasunik  leads 
to  the village of
  
Lernarot 
   (till 1949 Maghda).  | 
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                At
approximately 25  km  on  the  left  is the turnoff for   Shamiram, a
                predonear the S end of the village, where two gorges merge, are
the low-lying remains of a  substantial fortress
                and settlement of the Bronze Age 
                through medieval periods.  
                All 
                around  the  fortress  are traces of large,  wealthy
              tomb-fields. 
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