Kachaghakaberd

Kachaghakaberd

Kachaghakaberd is located between Qolatak and Ptrecik villages in Artsakh. It was also known as Khachen fortress. First time it was mentioned in the 8-th century when defending against Arab invasion. It is called Kachaghakaberd (magpie fortress), because it was an inaccessible castle, and only magpies could reach to the top of the mountain up to the castle.

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