Kakavaberd, Garni

Name: Kakavaberd
Address: Garni, Armenia

#7 among attractions in Garni

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Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (Armenian: Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian Kak’avaberd; also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh 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 above sea level. ()

Local name: Կաքավաբերդ Built: IV centuryCoordinates: 40°7'10"N, 44°43'23"E

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Garni Armenia

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Kakavaberd – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garni Temple, Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni, Garni Gorge, Aghjots Vank.

0.6 miSE
Colonnaded temple from the 1st century
Garni Temple, Garni
16 min walk • The Garni Temple is a striking historical monument nestled in the village of Garni, Armenia, and is renowned for its Hellenistic architectural grandeur. This classical temple, dedicated to the sun god Mihr, dates back to the 1st century AD and is the only Greco-Roman...
0.8 miE
Church
Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni, Garni
20 min walk • Mashtots Hayrapet is a church located within the village of Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was built in the 12th century at the site of what was a pagan shrine.
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Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Garni Gorge, Garni
1 min walk • The Garni Gorge is situated 23 km east of Yerevan, Armenia, just below the village of the same name. On a promontory above the gorge the first-century AD Temple of Garni may be seen.
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Monastery
Aghjots Vank, Garni
1 min walk • Aghjots Vank; also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght, is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov State Reserve located half a mile walk from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar, and near the villages of Goght and Garni in the Ararat Province of Armenia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kakavaberd?

Nearby attractions include Aghjots Vank, Garni (1 min walk), Garni Gorge, Garni (1 min walk), Garni Temple, Garni (16 min walk), Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni, Garni (20 min walk).