Odzaberd

Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Gegharkunik Province, Armenia
Overlooking the ruins of Odzaberd and Lake Sevan
Odzaberd Oձաբերդ is located in Armenia
Odzaberd Oձաբերդ
Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Odzaberd Oձաբերդ is located in Gegharkunik
Odzaberd Oձաբերդ
Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Coordinates40°09′10″N 45°29′42″E / 40.1528°N 45.4950°E / 40.1528; 45.4950
TypeFortress
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
BuiltOriginally 735–713 BC; rebuilt later
Built byFounded by Rusa I; rebuilt by another lord
In useUrartian-Medieval eras
MaterialsStone
DemolishedBy the lord of Khrber

Odzaberd (Armenian: Oձաբերդ; meaning "Serpent's Fortress"; formerly Teyseba referring to the Urartian fortification and named after the god Teisheba; also known as Ishkanaberd meaning "Lord's Fortress") is located upon a hill east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Odzaberd is situated at a height of 1,921 metres (6,302 ft).[1]