Bjni Fortress

Bjni Fortress (Armenian: Բջնի բերդ) is a medieval Armenian fortress located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It sits upon the top and along the sides of a mesa that divides the village nearly in half. The larger portion of which is located west of the mesa and curves south, while a smaller portion is east. The walls of the fortress may only be seen from the western side of the village, and are easiest reached via a narrow dirt road that forks (take the left fork) and goes up the side of the hill past some residences. Bjni Fortress is 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) above sea level.

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Bjni Fortress ranks #2,466 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 27 mapped in Armenia. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,377 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Yerevan, 33 km away. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.

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