Vorotnaberd (fortress) built

500 CE.

Shown on the map at 39.496°, 46.122°.

Vorotnaberd (Armenian: Որոտանաբերդ; 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 1,365 metres (4,478 ft) above sea level.

Text from the Wikipedia article Vorotnaberd, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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