Lori fortress

Lori Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the village in , . The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.
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Photo: Камалян001, CC0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress in Armenia
  • Also known as: “Lori Berd Fortress”, “Lori Fortress”, “Лори Берд”, and “Քաղաքատեղի Լոռի Բերդ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Nikolay Russian Church, Amrakits and Arjasar.

Church
Photo: Griqor, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 1 km southeast of Lori fortress.

Peak
Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Lori fortress.

Museum
Photo: Griqor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 4 km west of Lori fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amrakits and Lori Berd.

Village
Photo: Griqor, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the of .

Village
Photo: Taron Saharyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the of , just east of .

Village
Photo: Serouj, Public domain.
is a village in the of . is situated 3 km north of Lori fortress.

Lori fortress

Latitude
41.00213° or 41° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
44.43069° or 44° 25′ 51″ east
Open location code
8HH62C2J+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212293732
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q6681036
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Lori fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լոռի բերդ”
  • Armenian: “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: “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: Գետնանձավ քարանձավ and Lori Berd.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ստեփանվանանի թիվ 3 հիմնական դպրոց and ԲՀԷՍ.

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