Tanik Fortress
Tanik Fortress is a historical site in Tavush Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,160 metres. Tanik Fortress is situated nearby to the church Holy Sunday Chapel (Khchbazar cross), as well as near the village Gandzakar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historical site
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Hakob Bek’s Cross Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Sunday Chapel (Khchbazar cross).
Holy Sunday Chapel (Khchbazar cross)
Church
Photo: Kar881am, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Sunday Chapel (Khchbazar cross) is a church, which is situated 330 metres east of Tanik Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gandzakar and Ijevan.
Gandzakar
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gandzakar is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.
Ijevan
Ijevan is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre.
Getahovit
Village
Getahovit is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Getahovit is situated 5 km northwest of Tanik Fortress.
Tanik Fortress
- Categories: fortress, cultural property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Tanik Fortress” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “«Թանիկ»”
- Armenian: “«Հակոբ բեկի խաչ»”
- Armenian: “Hakob Beki khach amroc”
- Armenian: “Taniki amroc”
- Armenian: “Ամրոց «Հակոբ բեկի խաչ»”
- Armenian: “Ամրոց Հակոբ բեկի խաչ”
- Armenian: “Թանիկ”
- Armenian: “Թանիկի ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Հակոբ Բեկի խաչ ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Հակոբ բեկի խաչ”
- Russian: “Таник”
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