Smbataberd

Smbataberd is a medieval fortress located upon the crest of a hill between the villages of and in the of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “fortalesa de Sembat”, “Şəki qalası (Sünik)”, “Şəki qalası (Zəngəzur)”, “Şəkki qalası”, “Smbataberd fortress”, “Ալագյազ”, “Ամրոց Սմբատաբերդ”, “Սմբաթաբերդ”, and “Ցաղաց Քարի բերդ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tsakhatsqar Monastery and Surp Stepanos Church, Yeghegis.

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Tsaghats Kar Monastery is an Armenian monastery… is situated 2½ km northeast of Smbataberd.

Church
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is situated 2½ km east of Smbataberd.

Cemetery
Photo: Nairi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery, which is situated 2 km east of Smbataberd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Artabuynk and Yeghegis.

Village
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Municipality of the in .

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . is situated 2½ km north of Smbataberd.

Smbataberd

Latitude
39.87188° or 39° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
45.33825° or 45° 20′ 18″ east
Elevation
1,905 metres (6,250 feet)
Open location code
8HF7V8CQ+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1163961798
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11190336
Wiki­data ID
Q3848929
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Smbataberd” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Smbataberd”
  • Armenian: “Սմբատաբերդ”
  • Asturian: “Smbataberd”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəki qalası”
  • Belarusian: “Смбатабэрд”
  • Catalan: “Sembataberd”
  • Chinese: “斯姆巴塔堡”
  • Esperanto: “Smbataberd”
  • Estonian: “Smbataberd”
  • French: “Smbataberd”
  • Georgian: “სმბატაბერდი”
  • German: “Smbataberd”
  • Hungarian: “Smbataberd”
  • Kazakh: “Смбатаберд”
  • Kotava: “Smbataberd”
  • Persian: “سمباتابرد”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Smbataberd”
  • Russian: “Крепость Смбатаберд”
  • Russian: “Смбатаберд”
  • Spanish: “Smbataberd”
  • Turkish: “Smbataberd”
  • Ukrainian: “Смбатаберд”
  • Western Armenian: “Սմբատաբերդ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Artabuynk and Yeghegis.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Legend Guest House and The river house Yeghegis.

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