Bagaran (ancient city)

Bagaran
Բագարան
Saint Theodore Church of Bagaran, before 1923
Bagaran (ancient city) is located in Turkey
Bagaran (ancient city)
Shown within Turkey
LocationPartly on the site of the Turkish village of Kılıttaşı near the border with Armenia, Kars Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°12′06″N 43°39′17″E / 40.20167°N 43.65472°E / 40.20167; 43.65472
History
BuilderKing Orontes IV of Armenia
Founded3rd century BC
Abandoned1394

Bagaran (Armenian: Բագարան) was a city in ancient Armenia founded during the reign of the Orontid dynasty. It is one of the historical capitals of ancient Armenia.[1]