Halidzor Fortress
The fortress of Halidzor is along a hill overlooking the Voghji River to the north, near the town of Kapan, which is 1 kilometre southwest in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Halidzor Fortress is 1,051 metres above sea level.Photo: Masis2018, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: fortress in Syunik Province of Armenia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vahanavank and Church-Mausoleum Surb Astvatsatsin.
Vahanavank
Church
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vahanavank is a 10th-11th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral located approximately 5 kilometers west of the town of Kapan in the Syunik Province of Armenia, situated at the foot of Tigranasar mountain along the right bank of the Voghdji River. Vahanavank is situated 1½ km west of Halidzor Fortress.
Church-Mausoleum Surb Astvatsatsin
Church
Photo: AniKapan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church-Mausoleum Surb Astvatsatsin is situated 1½ km west of Halidzor Fortress.
Surb Grigor Lusavorich
Church
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
Surb Grigor Lusavorich is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Halidzor Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamletavan and Verin Vachagan.
Hamletavan
Neighborhood
Hamletavan is a town in the Kapan community of the Syunik Province of Armenia. Hamletavan is situated west of Shgharshik, and east of Nerkin Giratagh. It was named Hamletavan in the honor of Hamlet Kocharyan, an Armenian soldier. Hamletavan is situated 4 km west of Halidzor Fortress.
Verin Vachagan
Neighborhood
Verin Vachagan is a town in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Verin Vachagan is situated 4½ km southeast of Halidzor Fortress.
Kapan
Photo: Dracula, Public domain.
Kapan is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative centre of the Kapan Municipality and also as the provincial capital of Syunik Province.
Halidzor Fortress
- Categories: fortress, ruins, cultural property, castle, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.21821° or 39° 13′ 6″ northLongitude
46.35188° or 46° 21′ 7″ eastInception
17th centuryOpen location code
8HF86992+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3791239587OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q5556110
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Halidzor Fortress” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة هاليدزور”
- Armenian: “Հալիձորի բերդ”
- Asturian: “Fortaleza Halidzor”
- Azerbaijani: “Alidzor qalası”
- Bashkir: “Алидзор ҡәлғәһе”
- Catalan: “castell de Halidzor”
- Catalan: “fortalesa de Halidzor”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa de Halidzor”
- Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Halidzor”
- Georgian: “ჰალიძორის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Halidsor”
- German: “Halidzor”
- Persian: “دژ هالیدزور”
- Russian: “Крепость Алидзор”
- Russian: “Халидзорская крепость”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Halidzor”
- Turkish: “Halidzor Kalesi”
- Western Armenian: “Հալիձորի բերդ”
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