Armenia · 10th century
Berdkunk Fortress ranks #7,327 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 27 mapped in Armenia. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Yerevan, 59 km away. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.
Berdkunk Fortress (in Armenian: Բերդկունք), also known by the name Spitak Berd — White Fortress — Aghala or Ishkhanats Amorts, is an ancient Armenian fortress dated to the 10th century, situated on the western edge of the village of Berdkunk in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
On the way to the castle there are two khachkars, one from the 12th century and the other from between the 14th and 15th centuries. On 9 January 2003 the list of historical and cultural monuments of the Gegharkunik region of Armenia was approved, in which the Castle of Berdkunk is included.
Machine-translated from “Fortaleza Berdkunk” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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