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Aghchka berd

Armenia · 13th century

Aghchka berd in Armenia
Photo: Համբարձում Մինասյան · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Aghchka berd ranks #7,264 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 27 mapped in Armenia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Yerevan, 33 km away. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.

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.

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