List of castles in Armenia
Castles located in the Republic of Armenia.
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In total there are at least 293 castles or ruins of castles in Armenia.
Castles in Aragatsotn Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Location | Image |
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1 | 3rd-5th century | Ashnak | |||
2 | 3rd-5th century | Ashnak | |||
3 | 3rd-5th century | Ashnak | |||
4 | BC 2-1 millennium | Akunk | |||
5 | BC 2 millennium | Antarut | |||
6 | Middle Ages | Avan | |||
7 | BC 3-1 millennium | Avan | |||
8 | Middle Ages | Avan | |||
9 | BC 2-1 millennium | Arayi | |||
10 | 17th-18th century | Aragatsotn | |||
11 | 16th-18th century | Artashavan | |||
12 | 4th-5th century | Artashavan | |||
13 | BC 3-1 millennium | Artashavan | |||
14 | BC 2-1 millennium | Artashavan | |||
15 | 5th-17th century | Aruch | |||
16 | BC 3 millennium | Aruch | |||
17 | Middle Ages | Bazmaghbyur | |||
18 | BC 2-1 millennium | Byurakan | |||
19 | BC 2-1 millennium | Byurakan | |||
20 | BC 2 millennium | Byurakan | |||
21 | Amberd | 10th-14th century | Byurakan | ||
22 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gegharot | |||
23 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gegharot | |||
24 | Dashtadem Fortress | 7th-19th century | Dashtadem | ||
25 | 17th-18th century | ||||
26 | BC 2-1 millennium | Lernapar | |||
27 | 17th century | Lernarot | |||
28 | BC 2-1 millennium | Lusagyugh | |||
29 | BC 1 millennium | Tsaghkasar | |||
30 | BC 2-1 millennium | Tsilkar | |||
31 | 1st century | Katnaghbyur | |||
32 | 3rd-5th century | Katnaghbyur | |||
33 | 17th-18th century | Karbi | |||
34 | 5th century | Kaqavadzor | |||
35 | BC 2-1 millennium | Kosh | |||
36 | 3rd century | Kosh | |||
37 | Kosh Fortress | 13th-14th century | Kosh | ||
38 | 8th-10th century | Dzoraglukh | |||
39 | BC 10th-8th century | Dzoraglukh | |||
40 | 16th-18th century | Ghazaravan | |||
41 | BC 2-1 millennium | Nerkin Bazmaberd | |||
41 | Middle Ages | Nerkin Bazmaberd | |||
42 | 5th century | Nerkin Sasunashen | |||
43 | 6th-7th century | Nerkin Sasunashen | |||
44 | BC 2 millennium | Nigatun | |||
45 | BC 2-1 millennium | Shgharshik | |||
46 | 9th-19th century | Voskevaz | |||
47 | BC 2-1 millennium | Chknagh | |||
48 | BC 2 millennium | Sasunik | |||
49 | Middle Ages | Vardenis | |||
50 | 11th-14th century | Vardenut | |||
51 | BC 2-1 millennium | Verin Bazmaberd | |||
52 | BC 3-1 millennium | Kuchak | |||
53 | BC 2-1 millennium | Ohanavan | |||
54 | BC 2 millennium | Ohanavan | |||
55 | 11th-13th century | Ohanavan | |||
56 | Middle Ages | Orgov | |||
57 | BC 2-1 millennium | Orgov | |||
58 | BC 2-1 millennium | Orgov | |||
59 | BC 1 millennium | Oshakan | |||
60 | Middle Ages | Oshakan | |||
61 | Middle Ages | Yernjatap | |||
62 | 9th-13th century | Ujan | |||
63 | 15th century | Ujan | |||
64 | 10th-20th century | Ujan | |||
65 | 15th century | Ujan | |||
66 | Ushiberd | 10th-18th century | Ushi |
Castles in Ararat Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | BC 2-1 millennium | Avshar | |||
2 | 10th-18th century | Armash | |||
3 | Kakavaberd | 10th-14th century | Khosrov State Reserve | ||
4 | 10th-18th century | Yeghegnavan Khosrov State Reserve | |||
5 | BC 2-1 millennium | Lanjar | |||
6 | 5th-8th century | Khosrov State Reserve | |||
7 | BC 2-1 millennium | Urtsadzor Khosrov State Reserve | |||
8 | 4th-13th century | Urtsadzor Khosrov State Reserve | |||
9 | 10th-13th century | Urtsadzor Khosrov State Reserve | |||
10 | 8th-13th century | Vedi |
Castles in Armavir Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 10th-19th century | Aghavnatun | |||
2 | 19th-20th century | Aragats | |||
3 | BC 2-1 millennium | Dasht | |||
4 | 18th century | Lernamerdz | |||
5 | 3rd-5th century | Shenik | |||
6 | Middle Ages | ||||
7 | Sardarapat Fortress | 19th century | Sardarapat |
Castles in Gegharkunik Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 10th-17th century | Gavar | |||
2 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
3 | 16th-20th century | Gavar | |||
4 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
5 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
6 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
7 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
8 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
9 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
10 | 9th-17th century | Gavar | |||
11 | BC 2-1 millennium | Gavar | |||
12 | BC 2-1 millennium | Chambarak | |||
13 | BC 1 millennium | Martuni | |||
14 | BC 2-1 millennium | Martuni | |||
15 | BC 2-1 millennium | Martuni | |||
16 | BC 2-1 millennium | Martuni | |||
17 | BC 3-1 millennium | Sevan | |||
18 | BC 2-1 millennium | Astghadzor | |||
19 | BC 1 millennium | Artsvanist | |||
20 | BC 1 millennium | Artanish | |||
21 | 18th century | Artanish | |||
22 | 16th-18th century | Artanish | |||
23 | 10th century | Berdkunk | |||
24 | 15th-16th century | Geghamasar | |||
25 | 9th century | Geghhovit | |||
26 | BC 2-1 millennium | Geghhovit | |||
27 | 7th-10th century | Getik | |||
28 | BC 2-1 millennium | Ddmashen | |||
29 | BC 3 millennium | Yeranos | |||
30 | BC 2-1 millennium | Yeranos | |||
31 | Middle Ages | Zolakar | |||
32 | 9th century | Lanjaghbyur | |||
33 | Middle Ages | Lchap | |||
34 | 5th century | Khachaghbyur | |||
35 | 12th-20th century | Tsovagyugh | |||
36 | 11th-19th century | Tsovak | |||
37 | Odzaberd | BC 8th-6th century | Lanjaghbyur | ||
38 | 9th-17th century | Karchaghbyur | |||
39 | BC 2-1 millennium | Karmirgyugh | |||
40 | 17th century | Karmirgyugh | |||
41 | BC 2-1 millennium | Dzoragyugh | |||
42 | 9th-17th century | Madina | |||
43 | 19th century | Madina | |||
44 | 10th-13th century | Martuni | |||
45 | BC 2-1 millennium | Martuni | |||
46 | BC 2-1 millennium | Norashen | |||
47 | 13th-14th century | Norashen | |||
48 | BC 2-1 millennium | Norashen | |||
49 | BC 2-1 millennium | Noratus | |||
50 | 9th-17th century | Noratus | |||
51 | Middle Ages | Sotk | |||
52 | BC 1 millennium | Sotk | |||
53 | 9th-17th century | Noratus | |||
54 | 10th-13th century | Vahan | |||
55 | BC 2-1 millennium | Vaghashen | |||
56 | BC 1 millennium | Vaghashen | |||
57 | BC 2-1 millennium | Vardadzor | |||
58 | BC 5th-1st century | Vardadzor | |||
59 | 9th-16th century | Vardenik | |||
60 | BC 1 millennium | Verin Getashen | |||
61 | BC 2-1 millennium | Verin Getashen |
Castles in Lori Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 10th-13th century | Alaverdi | |||
2 | 13th century | Akhtala | |||
3 | 10th-13th century | Akhtala | |||
4 | Akhtala Monastery | 13th century | Akhtala | ||
5 | 14th-15th century | Kobayr | |||
6 | 14th-15th century | Kobayr | |||
7 | 14th-15th century | Gogaran | |||
8 | Middle Ages | Dsegh | |||
9 | 13th century | Teghut | |||
10 | Lori Fortress | 11th-18th century | Lori Berd | ||
11 | 13th-14th century | Kachachkut | |||
12 | 10th-16th century | Karmir Aghek | |||
13 | 10th-13th century | Dzoragyugh | |||
14 | 12th-17th century | Gogavan | |||
15 | Middle Ages | Novoseltsovo | |||
16 | 10th century | Shnogh | |||
17 | 1233 | Haghpat | |||
18 | 10th-12th century | Jiliza | |||
19 | 17th century | Shnogh | |||
20 | 10th-11th century | Vardablur | |||
21 | Middle Ages | Vahagnadzor |
Castles in Kotayk Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | Middle Ages | Akunk | |||
2 | 17th century | Arinj | |||
3 | Middle Ages | Argel | |||
4 | Middle Ages | Pyunik | |||
5 | Bjni Fortress | 5th-16th century | Bjni | ||
6 | 9th-15th century | Buzhakan | |||
7 | Temple of Garni | 1st-17th century | Garni | ||
8 | Middle Ages | Geghashen | |||
9 | Middle Ages | Geghashen | |||
10 | 16th-17th century | Goght | |||
11 | Middle Ages | Zar | |||
12 | Middle Ages | Zovuni | |||
13 | Middle Ages | Zovk | |||
14 | Middle Ages | Teghenik | |||
15 | Middle Ages | Kamaris | |||
16 | Middle Ages | Kaputan | |||
17 | 7th-14th century | Kaputan | |||
18 | 10th century | Kaputan | |||
19 | Middle Ages | Hatis | |||
20 | Middle Ages | Hatis | |||
21 | 3rd-4th century | Hatsavan | |||
22 | Middle Ages | Meghradzor | |||
23 | 5th-10th century | Nurnus | |||
24 | Middle Ages | Ptghni | |||
25 | Middle Ages | Sevaberd |
Castles in Shirak Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 1835-1845 | Gyumri | |||
2 | Sev Berd | 19th century | Gyumri | ||
3 | 19th century | Gyumri | |||
4 | 8th-17th century | Artik | |||
5 | Middle Ages | Aghvorik | |||
6 | 3rd century | Ardenis | |||
7 | 1st-4th century | Arpeni | |||
8 | 3rd century | Bandivan | |||
9 | 3rd century | Bashgyugh | |||
10 | 3rd century | Garnarich | |||
11 | 3rd century | Garnarich | |||
12 | 10th-12th century | Gusanagyugh | |||
13 | 9th-11th century | Yerazgavors | |||
14 | Middle Ages | Kaps | |||
15 | Middle Ages | Harich | |||
16 | 3rd-5th century | Dzithankov | |||
17 | Middle Ages | Dzorakap | |||
18 | 3rd century | Ghazanchi | |||
19 | 10th century | Marmashen | |||
20 | Middle Ages | Basen | |||
21 | Middle Ages | Pemzashen | |||
22 | 3rd-4th century | Jradzor | |||
23 | 14th century | Sarnaghbyur | |||
24 | 3rd-5th century | Sarakap | |||
25 | 10th-13th century | Vahramaberd | |||
26 | 17th-18th century | Pokr Sepasar |
Castles in Syunik Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 10th-14th century | Kapan | |||
2 | 10th century | Kapan | |||
3 | Halidzor Fortress | 10th-18th century | Kapan | ||
4 | 10th-20th century | Goris | |||
5 | Meghri Fortress | 10th-11th century | Meghri | ||
6 | Middle Ages | Sisian | |||
7 | Middle Ages | Sisian | |||
8 | Middle Ages | Kajaran | |||
9 | Baghaberd | 4th-18th century | Andokavan | ||
10 | 4th-18th century | Andokavan | |||
11 | 10th century | Andokavan | |||
11 | 10th century | Geghi | |||
12 | 12th century | Kard | |||
13 | Middle Ages | Khndzoresk | |||
14 | 1727 | Khndzoresk | |||
15 | 10th-13th century | Tsav | |||
16 | 17th-18th century | Karchevan | |||
17 | 5th century | Hatsavan | |||
18 | Middle Ages | Shvanidzor | |||
19 | |||||
20 | Vorotnaberd | 5th century | Vaghatin | ||
21 | 10th-17th century | Svarants | |||
22 | 10th-17th century | Vahravar | |||
23 | Middle Ages | Uyts | |||
24 | Middle Ages | Uyts |
Castles in Vayots Dzor Province[]
# | Image | Name | Date | Locetion | Image |
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1 | 17th century | Yeghegnadzor | |||
2 | 9th century | Agarakadzor | |||
3 | 19th century | Azatek | |||
4 | 4th-14th century | Aghnjadzor | |||
5 | Smbataberd | 10th-14th century | Artabuynk | ||
6 | Ertij Fort | 12th-14th century | Arpi | ||
7 | Proshaberd | 13th-14th century | Gladzor | ||
8 | Middle Ages | Gndevaz | |||
9 | 17th-18th century | Zaritap | |||
10 | 10th-14th century | Herher | |||
11 | 13th-14th century | Shatin |
Castles in Tavush Province[]
- Arin Berd - Also known as Erebuni Fortress.
- Berdavan Fortress - Most likely built between the 10th and 11th centuries; 17th-century reconstruction with church nearby (Tavush Province, Armenia).
- Erebuni Fortress - Also known as Arin Berd and Yerevani Berd; Massive Urartian fortress (Erebuni Masiv, Yervan, Armenia).
- Geghi Berd - Also known as Kakavaberd.
- Ghalinjakar - Commonly known as Berdavan Fortress.
- Horom Citadel - Ancient Bronze Age through Urartian fortification (Shirak Province, Armenia).
- Ishkanaberd - Formerly Teyseba, now commonly known as Odzaberd.
- Karmir Berd - Fortified settlement from the end of the 2nd millennium BC, located along the right bank of the Hrazdan River (Yerevan, Armenia).
- Lori Berd
- Teishebaini - The site of a Urartian city located within modern Yerevan.
- Tsitsernakaberd - Once an Iron Age fortress, now the modern Armenian Genocide Memorial (Yerevan, Armenia).
- Yerevani Berd - Commonly known as Erebuni Fortress.
See also[]
- List of castles
- List of castles in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- Armenian Palaces
- List of monasteries in Armenia
- List of caravanserais in Armenia
References[]
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