Ertij Fort

#61 among destinations in Armenia

Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins, Archaeological site

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Ertij is a fort built during the 13th century. It is situated upon a hill adjacent to the village of Arpi in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Nearby in the gorge carved by the Arpa River is the cave shrine of Jrovank. ()

Local name: Էրթիջի ամրոց Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 39°44'21"N, 45°16'14"E

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Vayots DzorArmenia

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Ertij Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Noravank, Areni-1 cave, Regional Museum, Areni Church.

4.3 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Noravank, Areni
109 min walk • Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor in Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Areni-1 cave
91 min walk • The Areni-1 cave complex is a multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River.
3.7 miNE
Museum
Regional Museum, Yeghegnadzor
95 min walk • The Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum, Armenian: Եղեգնաձորի երկրագիտական թանգարան, is a museum in Yeghegnadzor, in the province of Vayots Dzor in southern Armenia.
4.4 miW
Church
Areni Church, Areni
113 min walk • Surb Astvatsatsin of Areni is a single-nave two-aisled domed church completed in the year 1321. It is located atop a plateau overlooking the Arpa River and the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
3.6 miW
Archaeological site
Areni-1 winery
92 min walk • The Areni-1 winery is a 6100-year-old winery that was discovered in 2007 in the Areni-1 cave complex in the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia by a team of Armenian and Irish archaeologists.
6.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Proshaberd
161 min walk • Proshaberd is a fortress built in the 13th century by Prince Prosh Khaghbakian. It is about 7 kilometres south of the town of Vernashen in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Almost one kilometer east is the 14th century Spitakavor Church dedicated to Saint Astvatsatsin.