Aghjkaberd
Aghjkaberd is a castle in Tavush Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,343 metres. Aghjkaberd is situated nearby to the village Hovk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Aghjka Berd Fortress”, “Aghjka Fortress”, “Akhchkaberd”, “Kiz Kala”, and “Կայէն”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hovk and Gandzakar.
Hovk
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hovk is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village; refugees from Getashen, the villages of Shamkhor as well as from Martunashen resettled in the village. Hovk is situated 4½ km southwest of Aghjkaberd.
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. Gandzakar is situated 9 km east of Aghjkaberd.
Haghartsin
Village
Photo: Thomas and Georgia, CC BY 2.0.
Haghartsin is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village. Haghartsin is situated 9 km southwest of Aghjkaberd.
Aghjkaberd
- Categories: cultural property, fortress, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.8232° or 40° 49′ 24″ northLongitude
45.05818° or 45° 3′ 30″ eastElevation
1,343 metres (4,406 feet)Open location code
8HG7R3F5+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 642593539OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Aghjkaberd” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “«Աղջկա բերդ»”
- Armenian: “Աղջիկա Բերդ”
- Armenian: “Աղջկա բերդ”
- Armenian: “Աղջկաբերդ”
- Armenian: “Ամրոց «Աղջկա բերդ»”
- Armenian: “Ամրոց Աղջկա բերդ”
- Armenian: “Կըզ Կալա”
- Russian: “Ахчка Берд (Иджеван)”
- Russian: “Ахчка Берд”
- Russian: “Ахчкаберд”
- Russian: “Крепость Ахчкаберд”
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