Lori fortress
Lori Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Камалян001, CC0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress in Armenia
- Also known as: “Lori Berd Fortress” and “Lori Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Nikolay Russian Church, Amrakits and Arjasar.
Saint Nikolay Russian Church, Amrakits
Church
Saint Nikolay Russian Church, Amrakits is situated 1 km southeast of Lori fortress.
Arjasar
Peak
Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arjasar is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Lori fortress.
Stepan Shaumian’s Museum
Museum
Photo: Griqor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stepan Shaumian’s Museum is situated 4 km west of Lori fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amrakits and Lori Berd.
Lori Berd
Village
Photo: Taron Saharyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lori Berd is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, just east of Stepanavan. The medieval fortress "Lori Berd" is located near the village, situated on a peninsula along the deep gorge cut by the Dzoraget and Tashir rivers.
Lejan
Village
Photo: Serouj, Public domain.
Lejan is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Lejan is situated 3 km northeast of Lori fortress.
Lori fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.00222° or 41° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
44.43058° or 44° 25′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8HH62C2J+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 212293732OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6681036
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Lori fortress” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լոռի բերդ”
- Armenian: “Լոռի Բերդ”
- Armenian: “Քաղաքատեղի Լոռի Բերդ”
- Asturian: “Lori Berd”
- Bashkir: “Лори ҡәлғәһе”
- Catalan: “fortalesa de Lorí Berd”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa de Lorí Berd”
- Chinese: “洛里堡垒”
- Georgian: “ლორე”
- German: “Festung Lori Berd”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Λορί Μπερντ”
- Kazakh: “Лори бекінісі”
- Persian: “لوری برد”
- Polish: “Twierdza Lori”
- Russian: “Крепость Лори”
- Russian: “Лори Берд”
- Russian: “Лорийская крепость”
- Slovenian: “Lori (trdnjava)”
- Slovenian: “Lori”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Lori Berd”
- Spanish: “Lori Berd”
- Turkish: “Lori Berd Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Лорі”
- Ukrainian: “Лоріберд”
- Western Armenian: “Լոռի բերդ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Գետնանձավ քարանձավ and Lori Berd.
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