Amberd

Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, .
Wikipedia
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,166 metres (7,106 feet)
  • 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”
    “Razvaliny Amberd”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vahramashen Church.

Church
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The , also commonly referred… is situated 600 metres southwest of Amberd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orgov and Antarut.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is situated 5 km south of Amberd.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is situated 5 km southeast of Amberd.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality… is situated 5 km south of Amberd.

Amberd

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Latitude
40.39172° or 40° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
44.23328° or 44° 13′ 60″ east
Open location code
8HG696RM+M8
Geo­Names ID
616966
Wiki­data ID
Q457057

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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”
  • 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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