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Remains of 1,600-year-old Roman fort unearthed in Turkey

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Hasankeyf is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the world.

The fort was built during the reign of Emperor Constantius II in the 350s .

Little is known about this ancient fort, which at one time was called Cepha, from the Aramaic word for "rock".