Armenia · 4th century
Baghaberd (Armenian: Բաղաբերդ;) a fortress in the Dzork province of the historical Syunik province of Greater Armenia. It was one of the impregnable fortresses of the Syunik province, which, starting from the 4th century (until its capture in 1170), served as an important military stronghold, and during the period of the Kingdom of Syunik (970 – 1170), it was the main link in the military-strategic defense system of the capital city of Kapan. The fortress is currently located in the territory of Andokavan village of the Syunik region.
Baghaberd is mentioned in history under the names Baghats Fortress, Baghberd and Paghabert. References to the fortress are made by Shapuh Bagratuni (9th century), Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi (10th century), Vardan Areveltsi (13th century), Mkhitar Ayrivanetsi (13th century), and Stepanos Orbelian (13th-14th centuries).
Text adapted from “Baghaberd” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baghaberd ranks #2,233 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 27 mapped in Armenia. Founded c. 350, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 14 atlas entries founded in the 4th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,292 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.
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