Turkey
Kars Province
Kars

Magazberd Fortress

Magazberd or Maghasberd is an archaeological site in ’s , southwest of the ruined city of . It consists of an Armenian castle and city, with a contemporary Ottoman cemetery in the narrow valley to the north.
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Photo: Halabian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archeological site in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Magazberd” and “Maghasberd Fortress”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ani and Norshen.

Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Magazberd Fortress.

Village
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of . is situated 6 km northeast of Magazberd Fortress.

Village
Photo: S Kaya, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in the Kars District of , . Its population is 102. The village houses the remains of the Armenian Bagnayr Monastery, built in the 10th century CE. is situated 6 km northwest of Magazberd Fortress.

Magazberd Fortress

Latitude
40.47513° or 40° 28′ 31″ north
Longitude
43.54195° or 43° 32′ 31″ east
Elevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)
Open location code
8HG5FGGR+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102554696
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13156677
Wiki­data ID
Q18785722
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Magazberd Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մաղասաբերդ”
  • Armenian: “Մաղասբերդ ամրոց”
  • French: “Maghasberd”
  • Turkish: “Maghasberd”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Magazberd Fortress”. Photo: Halabian, CC BY-SA 4.0.