Smbataberd

Smbataberd is a medieval fortress located upon the crest of a hill between the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It may have existed as early as the 5th century or earlier, although other sources date it to the 9th to 11th centuries. Its large basalt walls have been well preserved, but much less remains of the structures inside the fortress. It served as the main fortress of the Armenian princes of Syunik when Yeghegis was the seat of the rulers of that province. It was further expanded in the 13th century under the Orbelian dynasty. It is now a notable tourist site in Vayots Dzor.

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  Castle Berdakar ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument of Armenia

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  Ertij Fort ⓘ
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  Proshaberd ⓘ
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  Smbataberd ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument of Armenia

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Castle Berdakar	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Ertij Fort	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Proshaberd	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Smbataberd	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Հրաշքաբերդ	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Նրբույն բերդ	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ26		Commons
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ25		Commons
commons	image		Smbataberd-raffi kojian-DCP 1545		Commons
commons	image		Smbataberd-raffi kojian-DCP 1545		Commons
commons	image		Smbataberd		Commons
commons	image		Smbataberd		Commons
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ12		Commons
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ13		Commons
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ1		Commons
commons	image		Սմբատաբերդ3		Commons