Large sections of fortification walls are well preserved.
Site history
Built
4th century?, first mentioned in the 9th-10th centuries.
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (Armenian: Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian Kak’avaberd; also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh (Armenian: Գեղի բերդGełi Berd) is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov Forest State Reserve in Ararat Province, Armenia. Kakavaberd is 1,516 metres (4,974 ft) above sea level.[1]
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (Armenian: Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian Kak’avaberd; also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh (Armenian: Գեղի բերդ Gełi Berd)...
The Kakavaberd dialect (Armenian: Կաքավաբերդի բարբառ) is an Armenian dialect spoken in the villages Vahravar, Gudemnis, Kuris and Agarak in Armenia. The...
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rural settlements in Ararat became abandoned, including the village of Kakavaberd. There are cultural palaces as well as public libraries in the towns of...
from the 13th century, the church of Saint Stepanos, and the fortress of Kakavaberd. Garni lies along the road to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard...
fortress (Erebuni Masiv, Yervan, Armenia). Geghi Berd - Also known as Kakavaberd. Ghalinjakar - Commonly known as Berdavan Fortress. Ghaluchay Fort Ghslakh...
gravestones of a graveyard in the southern part of the village. KakavaberdKakavaberd / Geghayo, Keghayo, Geghi, Keghi fortress, Tatul fortress / are...
middle and lower reaches of the Azat River. Some notable places of interest located in this region are Khor Virap, Kakavaberd, and the Khosrov reserve....
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