Armenia · 13th century
Proshaberd (Armenian: Պռոշաբերդ, also Boloraberd) is a fortress built in the 13th century by Prince Prosh Khaghbakian. It is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of the town of Vernashen in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It is located about one kilometre east of the 14th-century Spitakavor Monastery.
The fortress is called Proshaberd (or Proshi Berd) after its founder Prosh Khaghbakian. Its other name, Boloraberd, is composed of the words bolor 'round' and berd 'fortress'.
The fortress is located the conical peak of a high mountain called Takyadonduran about 7–8 kilometres (4–5 mi) northeast of the village of Vernashen in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It occupies an area of about 1–1.5 hectares. Its walls are basalt and had defensive towers, the remains of which are still visible. Also visible are traces of the fortress's water pipe. The structures within the fortress's walls are all ruined and buried under a thick layer of soil. A chapel is located on its eastern side.
The fortress was built by Prosh Khaghbakian, an Armenian prince of the Khaghbakian or Proshian dynasty, in the 13th century. It served as the prince's seat.
Text adapted from “Proshaberd” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Proshaberd ranks #4,896 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 27 mapped in Armenia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Yerevan, 91 km away. See how Armenia compares in the castle statistics.
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