List of castles and fortresses in Armenia

Territory of the Republic of Armenia

The list of castles and fortresses in Armenia lists castles and fortresses on the territory of what is now the Republic of Armenia . It is an incomplete list. For the historical region of Western Armenia, see the list of castles and fortresses in Turkey .

All information was taken from the respective articles and Urartian fortresses on the territory of Armenia from the list of Urartian fortifications . Otherwise, the information is supported by individual evidence.

Explanation of the list

• Name: Provides the official name of the building.
• Town: Shows in or with which town the building is located.
• Year: Shows the approximate year of construction.
• Type: The following building types are distinguished: castle and fortification .
• Condition: Describes the condition of the building. A distinction is made between “preserved”, “ruin” and “decayed”.
• Image: Displays a picture of the building if possible.
• Entrance: Tells of whether the building is publicly accessible. Background color green = "yes", red = "no"
• Noteworthy: Name a special feature of the building.

Note: The list can be sorted: clicking on a column header sorts the list according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting. Any desired combination can be achieved by clicking two columns in a row.

Surname	Locality	year	Type	Status	Image / access	Remarkable
Akhtala	Akhtala , Lori Province	10th century AD	Castle	ruin		Akhtala Castle, which houses the Akhtala Monastery within its walls, was built in the late 10th century by the Armenian Bagratids .
Amberd	Bjurakan , Aragazotn Province	10th century AD	Castle	ruin		Amberd is a medieval fortress, partially destroyed since 1236, about 6 km from the village of Bjurakan at an altitude of 2300 meters on the southern slope of Mount Aragaz in Armenia. Amberd was also one of the medieval capitals of Armenia.
Aramus	Aramus , Kotayk Province	-	Castle	ruin	-	South of the village is the Iron Age fortification of the same name, Aramus, which is one of the largest and best preserved sites in Armenia and a key site for research into the Bronze and Iron Ages in this region. Particularly noteworthy are the studies on the Iron Age, which showed that the facility and the associated settlement area were continuously used from 10th to 4th centuries. Century BC Prove.
Argischtichinili or Argištichinili	Hill Armavir Blur and Dawti Blur , province of Armavir	approx. 785 to 753 BC BC (reign of Argišti I.)	Castle	ruin		Built under the Urartian ruler Argišti I.
Ass	Arutsch , Aragazotn Province	5th century AD	Castle	ruin		The Arutsch Castle was built in the 5th century and used until the 17th century.
Baghaberd	Andonakawan , Syunik Province	4th century AD	Castle	ruin	-	Baghaberd is a fortress that was in use from the 4th to the 12th century. It is located on the Voghdschi River , 14 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Kapan.
Berdkunk , also Spitak Berd , Aghkala or Ischchanaz Berd	Berdkunk , Gegharkunik Province	10th century AD	Castle	ruin		An early medieval fortress.
Darani	Abovyan , Kotayk Province	approx. 785 to 753 BC BC (reign of Argišti I.)	Border fortification	ruin	-	Built under the Urartian ruler Argišti I.
Daschtadem	Dashtadem , Aragatsotn Province	7th century AD	Castle	ruin		Daschtadem fortress was built in the 7th century and used until the 19th century.
Elar	Abovyan , Kotayk Province	Beginning of the 8th century BC Chr.	Castle	ruin	-	It was built by the Urartian king Argišti I, but has previous Iron Age buildings.
Erebuni , also Irpuni	Arin-Berd Hill , Yerevan	8th century BC Chr.	Castle	ruin		Fortress from the beginning of the 8th century BC BC, which was built by the Urartian kings Argišti I and Sarduri II .
d Ḫaldiei URU KUR	Gawar , Gegharkunik Province	approx. 735-714 BC BC (reign of Rusa I.)	Castle	not excavated	-	Built under the Urartian ruler Rusa I.
Kakawaberd , also Geghi Berd , Keghi Berd or Kegh	Kakawaberd , Ararat Province	10th century	Castle	ruin		A medieval fortress from the 10th to 14th centuries, located in a reserve and therefore only accessible with a permit.
Kayan Berd , also Kayanberd or Dsevank	Kayan Berd , Lori Province	possibly 10th century	Castle monastery	ruin		A fortress and a former monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Lori Province in northern Armenia. It is largely destroyed. The exact year of construction of the fortress is unknown.
Kol Pal	Gegharkunik Province	-	Castle	?	-	Urartean castle
Kosch	Kosh , Aragazotn Province	13th century AD	Castle	ruin		A medieval castle from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Force	Gegharkunik Province	-	Castle	?	-	Urartean castle
Odzaberd , formerly d IM-I URU and Teišebai URU	Zowinar , Gegharkunik Province	approx. 735-713 BC Chr.	Castle	ruin		Built under the Urartian ruler Rusa I.
Proschaberd , also Boloraberd	Wernaschen , Vajoz Dzor Province	13th century AD	Castle	ruin		The fortress was built in the 13th century by Prince Prosch Chaghbakian.
Sardari Berd	Sardarapat , Armavir Province	c. 1807 to 1828 AD	Attachment	ruin	-	A modern fortification for the village of Sardarapat, built between 1807 and 1828 under the reign of Hossein Khan Sardar (1742–1831), the Persian governor of the Yerevan Khanate .
Smbataberd	Yeghegis , Vajoz Dzor Province	10th century AD	Castle	ruin		The ruins of a medieval fortress in the southern Armenian province of Vajoz Dzor above the village of Jeghegis, which was expanded in the 10th century and belonged to the Orbelian princely family until its presumed conquest by the Mongols in the 13th century.
Teischebani , also Teišebai URU or Teišebai ardi	Karmir Blur Hill , Yerevan	approx. 680 BC Chr.	Castle	ruin		The ruins of the city are located in a southwestern suburb of Yerevan on the hill Karmir Blur ("Red Hill"). Teišebai URU was built by King Rusa II at the beginning of his reign (around 680 BC). Erebuni (Arin-Berd), the old capital of the Urartian province of 'Aza, was abandoned and the treasure of the city was brought to Teišebai. The city was also a fortress.
Uschiberd	Uschi , Aragazotn Province	10th century AD	Castle	ruin		Iron Age fortress near the village of Uschi, which was in use from the 10th to the 18th century.
Vorotnaberd or Worotnaberd	Vorotan , Syunik Province	5th century AD	Castle	ruin		The ruins of a fortress in the southern Armenian province of Sjunik, the origins of which may date back to pre-Christian times. It gained the greatest importance for Armenian history during the Orbelian dynasty, which ruled independently in the 13th and 14th centuries, and as a base of the Armenian military leader Davit Bek, who conquered the fortress in 1724 in the fight against the Persian Safavids.
Wardenik	Wardenik , Gegharkunik Province	-	Castle	?	-	Urartean castle.
Zowak	Zowak , Gegharkunik Province	-	Castle	?	-	Urartean castle, which was used until the early Middle Ages.

See also

• List of Urartian fortifications
• List of castles and fortresses in Turkey
• List of castles in Lesser Armenia
• History of Armenia
• List of sieges

Comments and individual evidence

1. ↑ Akhtala. In: armeniadiscovery.com. Armenia Discovery, accessed March 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Baghaberd Fortress. In: armenia.travel. State Tourism Committee, Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Republic of Armenia, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Erebuni Fortress. In: armenia.travel. State Tourism Committee, Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Republic of Armenia, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Kakavaberd. In: armenia.travel. State Tourism Committee, Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Republic of Armenia, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Boloraberd (Proshaberd). In: traveltoarmenia.am. TravelToArmenia.am, accessed March 30, 2019 .