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Ertij Fort

🇦🇲 Armenia

Ertij Fort in Armenia
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Ertij is a fort built during the 13th century. It is situated upon a hill adjacent to the village of Arpi in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Nearby in the gorge carved by the Arpa River is the cave shrine of Jrovank.

Text adapted from “Ertij Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ertij Fort ranks #3,570 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 25 mapped in Armenia. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.

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