Azerbaijan · 9th century
Khokhanaberd ranks #6,251 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 45 mapped in Azerbaijan. Founded c. 850, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 85 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ganja, 71 km away. See how Azerbaijan compares in the castle statistics.
Khokhanaberd (Armenian: Խոխանաբերդ, Azerbaijani: Xoxanabert), also known as Khanabert (Azerbaijani: Xanabert qalası) and Tarkhanaberd (Armenian: Թարխանաբերդ), is a 9th-century mountaintop fortress near the village of Vank, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Historically a part of the Lower Khachen (Nerkin Khachen) province of the Armenian Principality of Khachen, it served as a castle and residence of several rulers of the House of Hasan-Jalalyan.
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