Handaberd

Handaberd (Armenian: Հանդաբերդ), also known as Lekh Castle (Azerbaijani: Lex qalası or Löh qalası) or Lev Castle, is a 9th-century fortress located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, near the villages of Lev and Knaravan, on the right bank of the Levçay River. It was built by Atrnerseh I, ruler of the Armenian Principality of Khachen, who resided there.

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Handaberd ranks #3486 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 35 mapped in Azerbaiyán. Fundado en ca. 850, más antiguo que el 96% de los monumentos datados del atlas — one of 33 atlas entries founded in the siglo IX. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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