Ushiberd, Ashtarak

Name: Ushiberd
Address: Ashtarak, Armenia

#6 among attractions in Ashtarak

Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins, Archaeological site

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Ushiberd is an Iron Age fortress located upon a hill just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It has almost completely collapsed except for portions of the walls that once surrounded the fortress, located around the edge of the hill before it descends. Within the area that was once the interior of the fortress are large piles of large stones that once made up the fortification walls and structures within. Just below the hill is Saint Sargis Monastery of the 7th–13th centuries. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd–1st millennia BC. Nearby, down the main road that leads back into Ushi from the monastery and fortress, is a small chapel from the 10th century. ()

Coordinates: 40°20'51"N, 44°21'36"E

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Ashtarak Armenia

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

Nearby attractions include: Saghmosavank, Karmravor Church, Tsiranavor Church, Saint Marianeh Church.

3 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Saghmosavank, Artashavan
77 min walk • The Saghmosavank is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
3.3 miS
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Karmravor Church, Ashtarak
85 min walk • Karmravor, also known as the Church of Holy Mother of God is a 7th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province.
3.3 miS
Church, Ruins, Historical place
Tsiranavor Church, Ashtarak
85 min walk • Tsiranavor Church; literally meaning apricot-colored church is a 5th-century partly ruined Armenian church located at the edge of a gorge in the town of Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia.
3.2 miS
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Marianeh Church, Ashtarak
82 min walk • Saint Marianeh church, also known as Saint Marineh, is a medieval Armenian church located in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby are the churches of Karmravor, Spitakavor, Tsiranavor, and Surp Sarkis. There is also a unique bridge of 1664 in the gorge nearby.
1.6 miE
Medieval monastery next to a canyon
Hovhannavank
41 min walk • Hovhannavank is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to the village of Ohanavan.
~50 ftNE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
1 min walk • Saint Sarkis Monastery is a large monastic complex, 45 by 54 metres just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC.
4.7 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Byurakan Observatory, Byurakan
121 min walk • The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia.
1.4 miSE
Church
Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
37 min walk • The church of Surp Astvatsatsin is located just off of the main highway through the village of Karbi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The basilica was completed between the years of 1691–1693, while the belfry was built earlier in 1338.
3.3 miS
Church
Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni, Ashtarak
85 min walk • Saint Gevork Monastery or Saint George's Monastery of Mughni is located just off of the main road that runs through the village of Mughni near Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
4.8 miW
Monastery
Artavazik Church, Byurakan
122 min walk • Artavazik Church of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
6 miSW
Monastery
Surp Hovhannes Church of Voskevaz
152 min walk • Surp Hovhannes or Voskevaz Church is a 7th- to 12th-century basilica located in the village of Voskevaz in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.