Castle
Aghchka berd
🇦🇲 Armenia · 13th century
Aghchka berd (from the Armenian: Աղջկա բերդ [Aghjka berd] 'fortress of the maiden') is a 13th-century fortification situated on the top of a hill near the village of Kosh in the province of Aragatsotn in Armenia.
Machine-translated from “Fortaleza de Kosh” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aghchka berd ranks #6,754 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 28 mapped in Armenia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Yerevan, 26 km away. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Aghchka berd?
Aghchka berd stands in Armenia, at 40.29056°, 44.25°.
When was Aghchka berd built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Aghchka berd?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,754 of 8,134 worldwide, and #25 in Armenia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Aghchka berd?
Oshakan, about 7 km away.
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