Handaberd

Handaberd (Armenian: Հանդաբերդ) is an 11th-century mountain-top fortress built by the rulers of the Kingdom of Upper Khachen and the Kingdom of Tzar (around the village of Zar). It is located near Knaravan village in Shahumian Province of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.[1]

Handaberd
Հանդաբերդ
Coordinates
Locationnear Knaravan village in Karvachar region, Republic of Artsakh
TypeFortress, historically within Principality of Khachen
Materialstone
Completion date11th century

References

  1. Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth. History of the Mongols. Volume 3. p. 86


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