List of castles in Armenia
Castles located in the Republic of Armenia.
- Aghjkaghala Castle
- Aghli Berd
- Aghtamir Fortress
- Alberd
- Amberd - Fortress built by the Urartians now obsolete; present fortifications were built during the 7th through 13th centuries; captured by Mongol invaders in 1236.
- Ardar Davit
- Arin Berd - Also known as Erebuni Fortress.
- Aruj's Fortress
- Baghaberd
- Berdakar
- Berdavan Fortress - Most likely built between the 10th and 11th centuries; 17th-century reconstruction with church nearby (Tavush Province, Armenia).
- Berdidash
- Berdi Dosh
- Berdi Glukh
- Berdkunk - Located along Lake Sevan.
- Bjni Fortress - Built from the 9th to 10th centuries; fortress of the Pahlavuni family (11th-13th centuries) and possibly the Zakharyan family (13th-14th centuries) as well (Kotayk Province, Armenia).
- Boloraberd - Commonly known as Proshaberd.
- Bruti Berd
- Dashtadem Fortress
- Dashti-ler Fort
- Dzernak Fortress
- Erebuni Fortress - Also known as Arin Berd and Yerevani Berd; Massive Urartian fortress (Erebuni Masiv, Yervan, Armenia).
- Ertij Fort - Built during the 13th century upon a hilltop (Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia).
- Garni Berd - Ancient fortress since Urartian times, also houses the Garni Temple.
- Geghi Berd - Also known as Kakavaberd.
- Ghalinjakar - Commonly known as Berdavan Fortress.
- Ghaluchay Fort
- Ghslakh Fortress
- Halidzor Fortress - Built in the 17th century to serve as a nunnery, later David Bek's fortress where he is buried (Syunik Province, Armenia).
- Heghi Dar
- Hnaberd Fortress
- Horom Citadel - Ancient Bronze Age through Urartian fortification (Shirak Province, Armenia).
- Hraskaberd
- Ishkanaberd - Formerly Teyseba, now commonly known as Odzaberd.
- Ishkanats Amrots
- Kaftarli Fort
- Kakavaberd - Also known as Geghi Berd; 9th-10th-century fortress in the Khosrov State Reserve (Ararat Province, Armenia).
- Kapuyt Berd
- Karmir Berd - Fortified settlement from the end of the 2nd millennium BC, located along the right bank of the Hrazdan River (Yerevan, Armenia).
- Kayan Berd
- Khoshap
- Kosh Fortress - Churches are located within the complex.
- Lori Berd
- Matsnaberd
- Meghri Fortress
- Metsep Fortress
- Mrtbi Dzor
- Odzaberd - Also known as Teyseba referring to the Urartian fortified city, and Ishkanaberd after it was rebuilt at a later time; Now the name refers to the ruins of the city.
- Proshaberd - Also known as Boloraberd; 13th-century fortress captured by the Persians (Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia).
- Sardari Berd - Built between 1807-1828 by Sardari Iravani; captured by the Russians during the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) (Armavir Province, Armenia).
- Smbataberd - Likely founded in the 5th century and extensively fortified during the 9th-10th centuries (Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia).
- Solyani Fort
- Tavush Fortress
- Teishebaini - The site of a Urartian city located within modern Yerevan.
- Teyseba - Also known as Odzaberd; A Urartian fortress and city near Lake Sevan and the village of Tsovinar (Gegharkunik Province, Armenia).
- Tsamakaberd Fortress
- Tsitsernakaberd - Once an Iron Age fortress, now the modern Armenian Genocide Memorial (Yerevan, Armenia).
- Ushiberd - Iron Age Fortress located just outside the village of Ushi (Aragatsotn Province, Armenia).
- Vanki Amrots
- Vorotnaberd - Used during the medieval era and served as one of Davit Bek's fortresses (Syunik Province, Armenia).
- Yerevani Berd - Commonly known as Erebuni Fortress.
- Yergevanits Fortress
- Yervandakert Fortress
- Zeva Fortress
- Zhami Dar
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