Vorotnaberd
Sign in to saveVorotnaberd (; also '''Davit Bek's Castle''') is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is above sea level.
Key facts
- Military Structure.name
- Vorotnaberd Որոտանաբերդ
- Military Structure.location
- Syunik Province, Armenia
- Military Structure.image
- Vorotnaberd 3.jpg
- Military Structure.caption
- The remains of Vorotnaberd
- Military Structure.map_type
- Armenia#Syunik
- Military Structure.map_size
- 275
- Military Structure.map_caption
- Shown within Armenia
- Military Structure.type
- Fortress
- Military Structure.materials
- Stone
- Military Structure.demolished
- Yes
- Military Structure.condition
- Some of the fortress survives.
- Military Structure.open_to_public
- Yes
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Vorotnaberd (; also '''Davit Bek's Castle''') is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is above sea level.
== History == Vorotnaberd was destroyed multiple times by foreign invasions. In 1104 (possibly in 1219 as well) Seljuk-Turks attacked the fortress and the nearby monastery of Vorotnavank northwest. Ivane Zakaryan liberated the structures from enemy hands and gave control of Vorotnavank and Vorotnaberd to Liparit Orbelian of the Orbelyan family. Repairs were made to the nearby monastery during this time to make it functional once again.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vorotnaberd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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