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Castle Attractions In Armenia

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Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Urartu was established in 860 BC and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and became the first state in...
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  • 2. Smbataberd Fortress Yeghegis
    Smbataberd is a fortress located upon the crest of a hill between the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
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  • 5. Amberd Fortress Byurakan
    Amberd is a 7th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia. The name translates to fortress in the clouds in Armenian. It is also the name incorrectly attributed to Vahramashen Church, the 11th-century Armenian church near the castle. The village of Byurakan is 6.4 kilometres from the site of Amberd.
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  • 6. Baghaberd Fortress Kapan
    Baghaberd is a 4th to 12th century Armenian fortress located along a ridge overlooking the Voghji River, 14 kilometres northwest of the village of Kapan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Baghaberd is at an elevation of 1,438 metres .
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  • 8. Bjni Fortress Bjni
    Bjni Fortress , is a medieval Armenian fortress located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It sits upon the top and along the sides of a mesa that divides the village nearly in half. The larger portion of which is located west of the mesa and curves south, while a smaller portion is east. The walls of the fortress may only be seen from the western side of the village, and are easiest reached via a narrow dirt road that forks and goes up the side of the hill past some residences. Bjni Fortress is 1,504 metres above sea level.
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  • 9. Odzaberd Fortress Tsovinar
    Odzaberd is located upon a hill east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Odzaberd is situated at a height of 1,921 metres .
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  • 12. Berdavan Fortress Berdavan
    Berdavan , is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located about 2 km north of Noyemberyan and near the village of Dovekh, Kohb and Zorakan. During the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict, the village was intensively shelled by the village of Kemerli in the Kazakh district. During the Second World War, the village lost more than half of the male population,a monument in honor of the dead is on a hill near the village.In 2015, a new bombardment took the lives of two women , one of whom was 41 years old. History The village had different names,at first it was called Tkhadzor then Ghalacha and in 1978 was renamed Berdavan. Ghalacha village was moved to another place during 1893 till 1900.There were mosquitoes which were growing more and more,and their bite was very dangerous. ...
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  • 14. Meghri Fortress Meghri
    Meghri , is a town and the centre of the urban community in of Meghri, in Syunik Province at the south of Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580. According to the 2016 official estimate, Meghri's population is around 3,500. Meghri is located 376 km south of the capital Yerevan and 73 km south of the provincial capital Kapan. A nearby Russian military base houses around 2,000 soldiers, who along with Armenian soldiers guard the border with Iran. As a result of the community mergers in 2016, the municipality of Meghri was enlarged to include the surrounding villages of Agarak, Alvank, Aygedzor, Gudemnis, Karchevan, Kuris, Lehvaz, Lichk, Nrnadzor, Shvanidzor, Tashtun, Tkhkut, Vahravar, and Vardanidzor.
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