Turkey
19 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Sardar's Fortress, 24 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Ani — #93 of 9,079 worldwide — 76 km north-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Erebuni Fortress, founded 782 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Armenia (14), Turkey (4), Iran (1).
24 km north · Fortress
Sardarabad, also known as Sardari Berd, was a 19th-century fortress and urban center built in the Erivan Khanate in Qajar Iran, in the territory of…
45 km south · Ruin
Ishak Pasha Palace is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province of eastern Turkey.
48 km north-east · Ruin
Erebuni Fortress is an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It is 1,017 metres above sea level.
54 km north · Ruin
Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd…
48 km north-east · Fortress
Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan. The fortress was built during the Ottoman rule in 1582–83 by Serdar…
43 km north-east · Ruin
Teishebaini (also Teshebani, modern Karmir Blur referring more to the hill that the fortress is located upon) was the capital of the Transcaucasian…
49 km north · Fortress
Dashtadem Fortress is a substantial fortress of the 5th to 19th centuries located at the southern outskirts of Dashtadem village in the Aragatsotn…
48 km north-east · Ruin
Palace of Sardar or Sardar Palace is the former residence of Sardar, the ruler of the Erivan Khanate.
54 km north-east · Ruin
Ushiberd is an Iron Age fortress located upon a hill just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
44 km north-east · Castle
Aghchka berd is a 13th-century fortification situated on the top of a hill near the village of Kosh in the province of Aragatsotn in Armenia.
45 km south · Castle
Doğubayazıt Castle, Karaköse castle or the fortress of Daryunk is an Armenian castle built on a hill formed of steep rocks, a few kilometres…
76 km north-west · Ruin · #93 worldwide
Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia.
97 km north · Ruin
Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia.
79 km north-east · Fortress
Bjni Fortress is a medieval Armenian fortress located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
62 km east · Fortress
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd, also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh, is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov Forest…
78 km south-east · Palace & château
Baqcheh Jooq Palace is a palace located between the border towns of Maku and Bazargan in West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
82 km north · Fortress
Horom Citadel is an ancient Bronze Age through Urartian fortification atop two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and Kamut…
62 km east · Fortress
Garni Fortress is an ancient Armenian fortress and settlement in the valley of the Azat River, in the Kotayk province of Armenia, 27–28 km east of…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q483331.
The Castle Map atlas maps 19 landmarks (2 castles · 7 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 9 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Iğdır, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Sardar's Fortress, a fortress 24 km north of the city centre.
Ani, ranked #93 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 76 km north-west from Iğdır.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Erebuni Fortress, founded 782 BC — 48 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Yerevan (49 km) · Gyumri (97 km) · Kars (111 km) · Tbilisi (210 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
