Jraberd Fortress
Jraberd or Chileburt is a village located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023, it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Artagan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yerits Mankants Monastery and Sarsang Hydro Power Plant.
Yerits Mankants Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Verjakette, Public domain.
Yerits Mankants Monastery is a 17th-century Armenian monastery, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The monastery is located in the mountains to the west of Maghavuz, southwest of Tonashen, and close to the fortress of Jraberd. Yerits Mankants Monastery is situated 2½ km northwest of Jraberd Fortress.
Sarsang Hydro Power Plant
Industrial building
Photo: Ліонкінг, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sarsang Hydro Power Plant is a hydroelectricity plant located in Tartar District of Azerbaijan. The power plant has an installed electric capacity of 50 megawatts on Sarsang reservoir, and previously provided 40-60% of the electricity consumed in the Republic of Artsakh before 2023. Sarsang Hydro Power Plant is situated 3½ km southwest of Jraberd Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çardaqlı and Meqrelalay.
Çardaqlı
Village
Maghavuz or Chardagly is a village located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Çardaqlı is situated 4 km east of Jraberd Fortress.
Meqrelalay
Village
Kmkadzor or Megrelalay is a village that is located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Meqrelalay is situated 6 km east of Jraberd Fortress.
Varnkatagh
Village
Varnkatagh or Lulasaz is a village located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Varnkatagh is situated 7 km northeast of Jraberd Fortress.
Jraberd Fortress
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Dschraberd”
- Categories: fortress, cultural property, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Tartar District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.23929° or 40° 14′ 21″ northLongitude
46.66751° or 46° 40′ 3″ eastElevation
641 metres (2,103 feet)Open location code
8HG86MQ9+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 164872267OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8655991Wikidata ID
Q4160505
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Jraberd Fortress” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Jraberd”
- Armenian: “Ձրաբերդ”
- Armenian: “Ջրաբերդ (ամրոց)”
- Armenian: “Ջրաբերդ”
- Armenian: “Ջրաբերդի ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Çiləbürt qalası”
- German: “Dschraberd”
- Russian: “Джраберд (крепость)”
- Russian: “Джраберд”
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