Baghaberd

Baghaberd Fortress
Բաղաբերդ
Syunik Province, Armenia
Fortification walls of Baghaberd.
Baghaberd Fortress is located in Armenia
Baghaberd Fortress
Baghaberd Fortress
Baghaberd Fortress is located in Syunik Province
Baghaberd Fortress
Baghaberd Fortress
Coordinates39°12′53″N 46°16′39″E / 39.214849°N 46.277611°E / 39.214849; 46.277611
TypeFortress
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRamparts and several towers are still mostly intact.
Site history
Built4th century
Built byBaghak of Sisak Nahapet
MaterialsStone
DemolishedPartially
Battles/warsPrince Andovk of Syunik's victory over the Persian King Shapur II in the 4th century.
Captured in 1170 by the Seljuq Turks
EventsBecame the last capital of the Syunik kingdom in the 12th century.

Baghaberd (Armenian: Բաղաբերդ; also David Bek's Castle) is a 4th to 12th century Armenian fortress located along a ridge overlooking the Voghji River, 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Kapan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Baghaberd is at an elevation of 1,438 metres (4,718 ft).[1]

  1. ^ "Baghaberd Altitude and Location". Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2014-09-13.