Amberd
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 rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia.Photo: Yerevantsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historical site
- Description: fortress ruins in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia
- Also known as: “Ampir Berd”, “Anberd”, “Anberd Berd”, “Ghygghala Berd”, “Hamberd Berd”, “Hanberd Berd”, “Krepost’ Amberd”, “Krepost’ Anberd”, and “Razvaliny Amberd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vahramashen Church.
Vahramashen Church
Church
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vahramashen Church, also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd) was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family. Vahramashen Church is situated 600 metres southwest of Amberd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orgov and Antarut.
Orgov
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orgov is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Orgov is home to the Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort. Orgov is situated 5 km south of Amberd.
Antarut
Village
Photo: Hambi88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antarut is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Antarut is situated 5 km southeast of Amberd.
Tegher
Village
Photo: nina stoessinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tegher is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia on the southern slope of Mount Aragats. The town contains the Monastery of Tegher built in 1213. Tegher is situated 5 km south of Amberd.
Amberd
- Categories: fortress, ruins, cultural property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Amberd” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة أمبيرد”
- Armenian: “Amberd Berd”
- Armenian: “Amberd”
- Armenian: “Ամբերդ”
- Armenian: “Ամրոցի համալիր Ամբերդ”
- Armenian: “Անբերդ”
- Asturian: “Amberd”
- Bulgarian: “Амберд”
- Catalan: “Amberd”
- Chinese: “安博德”
- Czech: “Amberd”
- Dutch: “Amberd”
- Esperanto: “Amberd”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Amberd”
- French: “Amberd”
- French: “Forteresse d’Amberd”
- Georgian: “ამბერდი”
- Georgian: “ანბერდი”
- German: “Amberd”
- German: “Kloster Amberd”
- Greek: “Αμπέρντ”
- Italian: “fortezza di Amberd”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Amberd”
- Japanese: “アンベルド要塞”
- Persian: “آمبرد”
- Polish: “Amberd”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Amberde”
- Russian: “Амберд”
- Russian: “Анберд”
- Spanish: “Amberd”
- Swedish: “Amberd”
- Turkish: “Amberd”
- Ukrainian: “Амберд (фортеця)”
- Ukrainian: “Амберд”
- Western Armenian: “Ամբերդ (ամրոց)”
- Western Armenian: “Ամբերդ”
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