Ruin
Tygnis Fortress
🇹🇷 Turkey · 9th century
Tygnis (Armenian: Տիգնիս) is a medieval Armenian fortress in the province of Ayrarat (Western Armenia, now the territory of Turkey).
Machine-translated from “Тигнис” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tygnis Fortress ranks #7,698 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #122 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 801, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 65 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gyumri, 13 km away. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Tygnis Fortress?
Tygnis Fortress stands in Turkey, at 40.71314°, 43.71664°.
When was Tygnis Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 801. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Tygnis Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,698 of 8,134 worldwide, and #122 in Turkey. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Tygnis Fortress?
Sev Berd, about 12 km away.
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