Black Fortress
Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 kilometres from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829.Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Sev Berd” and “Սև Բերդ”
- Address: Գյումրի
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mother Armenia and Gyumri City Stadium.
Mother Armenia
Work of art
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mother Armenia monumental statue is a female personification of Armenia, located in the city of Gyumri. It resembles the monumental complex of Mother Armenia in the capital Yerevan. Mother Armenia is situated 210 metres south of Black Fortress.
Gyumri City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Avdav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats. Gyumri City Stadium is situated 790 metres northeast of Black Fortress.
Vardanants Square
Square
Vartanants Square or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south. Vardanants Square is situated 1½ km east of Black Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.
Gyumri
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of Shirak Province in Northern Armenia. The city was hit hard by the 1988 Spitak earthquake, the consequences of which are still visible throughout the city in the 2020’s.
Arapi
Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arapi is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census.
Voskehask
Village
Voskehask is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Voskehask is situated 4½ km southwest of Black Fortress.
Black Fortress
- Categories: cultural property, fortress, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78234° or 40° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
43.82529° or 43° 49′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRJG+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 128055930OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q16400202
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Black Fortress” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ամրոց «Սև բերդ» («Հարավային»)”
- Armenian: “Սև բերդ”
- Asturian: “Sev Berd”
- Bashkir: “Ҡара ҡәлғә”
- Basque: “Sev Berd”
- Catalan: “fortalesa Negra”
- Catalan: “Sev Berd”
- Esperanto: “Sev Berd”
- Georgian: “სევ-ბერდი”
- Low German: “Sev Berd”
- Persian: “دژ سیاه”
- Polish: “Czarna twierdza”
- Russian: “Чёрная крепость”
- Russian: “Чёрная Кре́пость”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Sev Berd”
- Spanish: “fortaleza Negra”
- Spanish: “Sev Berd”
- Turkish: “Sev Berd”
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