Amberd
Amberd is an archaeological site in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 954 metres. Amberd is situated nearby to the village Lernamerdz, as well as near Aghavnatun.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church and Oshakan bridge.
Saint Mesrop Mashtots church
Church
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. Saint Mesrop Mashtots church is situated 3½ km east of Amberd.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 3½ km east of Amberd.
Karmravor Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karmravor Church is situated 4 km southwest of Amberd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amberd and Lernamerdz.
Amberd
Village
Amberd; known as Franganots until 1978, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is home to the historic church of Thomas the Apostle, dating back to the 12th century.
Lernamerdz
Village
Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lernamerdz is an Armenian village of 400 people in Armavir Province that still follows Soviet communism, even after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Aghavnatun
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aghavnatun is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. it is home to ruins of an iron-age fortress, a 13th-century tomb and a chapel. There are four churches in the village, the oldest of which is Surp Gevork Church of the 10th century. Aghavnatun is situated 2½ km southwest of Amberd.
Amberd
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.24591° or 40° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
44.27508° or 44° 16′ 30″ eastElevation
954 metres (3,130 feet)Open location code
8HG667WG+92GeoNames ID
11110553
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In Other Languages
“Amberd” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Amberd”
- Armenian: “Ամբերդ”
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