Vorotnaberd
Vorotnaberd is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is 1,365 metres above sea level.Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meliq Tangi bridge and Vorotnavank.
Vorotnavank
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnavank is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about 14 km east of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnavank is situated 2 km northwest of Vorotnaberd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vorotnavan and Shamb.
Vorotnavan
Village
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnavan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnaberd fortress is located near the village.
Vaghatin
Village
Photo: Hovhannes.khangeldyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaghatin is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnavank monastery is located close to Vaghatin. Vaghatin is situated 3 km northwest of Vorotnaberd.
Vorotnaberd
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Armenian fortress
- Categories: fortress, cultural property, and historic site
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.48453° or 39° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
46.13834° or 46° 8′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8HF8F4MQ+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1187684895OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7941869
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Vorotnaberd” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ամրոց Որոտնաբերդ”
- Armenian: “Որոտնաբերդ”
- Asturian: “castiellu de David Bek”
- Asturian: “Vorotnaberd”
- Azerbaijani: “Urud abidələr kompleksi”
- Bosnian: “Vorotnaberd”
- Catalan: “castell de David Bek”
- Catalan: “Vorotnaberd”
- Georgian: “ვოროტნაბერდი”
- German: “Vorotnaberd”
- German: “Worotnaberd”
- Macedonian: “Воротнаберд”
- Persian: “وروتنابرد”
- Polish: “Worotanaberd”
- Polish: “Worotnaberd”
- Polish: “zamek Dawita Beka”
- Russian: “Воротнаберд”
- Spanish: “castillo de David Bek”
- Spanish: “Vorotnaberd”
- Turkish: “Vorotnaberd Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vorotan Hot Spring and Mataghisar.
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