Odzaberd
Odzaberd is located upon a hill east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Odzaberd is situated at a height of 1,921 metres.Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historical site
- Description: Urartian inscription in the Armenian village of Tsovinar
- Also known as: “inscription of Rusa I”, “Ishkanaberd”, “Lord’s Fortress”, “Serpen’s Fortress”, “Teyseba”, and “Tsovinar inscription”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanevan Monastery and Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Vanevan Monastery
Monastery
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Vanevan Monastery is a monastery located along a gorge south of the village of Artsvanist, southeast of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Vanevan Monastery is situated 2 km east of Odzaberd.
Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar
Church
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The small church of Saint Sarkis is located in the foothills south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The structure was built between the 12th to 13th centuries and sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar is situated 2 km southeast of Odzaberd.
Church of St. Gregory
Church
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Church of St. Gregory is situated 2 km east of Odzaberd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artsvanist and Tsovinar.
Artsvanist
Village
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Artsvanist is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.
Tsovinar
Village
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Tsovinar is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. Tsovinar is situated 2½ km west of Odzaberd.
Vardenik
Village
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Vardenik is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, that sits along the Vardenis River. The cyclopean fort ruins of Kaftarli are located 3 km south of the village, with petroglyphs being present downhill along the bank of the river, among additional historic monuments. Vardenik is situated 6 km west of Odzaberd.
Odzaberd
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Odzaberd” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Odzaberd”
- Armenian: “Oձաբերդ”
- Armenian: “Օձաբերդ կիկլոպյան ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Օձաբերդ”
- Azerbaijani: “Kolagirən qalası”
- Azerbaijani: “Teyşeba qalası”
- Catalan: “Odzaberd”
- Dutch: “Odzaberd”
- French: “citadelle des serpents”
- French: “inscription de Rusa I”
- French: “inscription de Tsovinar”
- French: “Inscription de Tsovinar”
- French: “Ishkanaberd”
- French: “Odzaberd”
- French: “Teyseba”
- Georgian: “ოძაბერდი”
- German: “Felsinschrift von Zowinar”
- German: “Festung Odzaberd”
- German: “Odzaberd”
- German: “Schlangenfestung”
- Persian: “اودزابرد”
- Spanish: “fortaleza de la serpiente”
- Spanish: “Odzaberd”
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