A small fortress on a spur below Haghpat that once protected the monastery.
Inside the walls stands the church of Dsevank. The site doubles as a viewpoint over the Debed and the Akner gorge.
Good to know
- Follow the road downhill from Haghpat and look for the path.
Read more: Wikipedia: Kayan Berd
Getting there
111 m above the Acher river, which runs 200 m away in a straight line.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 53.1 km | 59 min |
| Alaverdi | 6.7 km | 10 min |
| Stepanavan | 47.2 km | 49 min |
| Yerevan | 168.3 km | 2 h 58 min |
| Tbilisi | 107.7 km | 2 h 00 min |
Details
- Type
- Castle
- Where
- Haghpat
- Elevation
- 832 m
- Built
- 13th c.
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Kayan Fortress
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- Kayan ChurchChurch 50 m same level
- Zarni-Parni cavesRuins 500 m 36 m higher
- Sepulchre of Ukanian FamilyTomb 1.0 km 173 m higher
- Khatunashen S. AstvatsatsinChurch 1.1 km 173 m higher
- Surb Nshan Gavit, HaghpatChurch 1.1 km 173 m higher
- St. Gregory, HaghpatChurch 1.1 km 173 m higher
Nature nearby
- ArajnaglukhPeak 2.5 km 594 m higher
- KoshaberdPeak 2.9 km 315 m higher
- Surb LuysPeak 3.5 km 1,025 m higher
- ManesPeak 3.7 km 523 m higher
- AknerasarPeak 3.8 km 798 m higher
Stay nearby
- Kefilyan Family HotelHotel 550 m 77 m higher
- Gayane HotelHotel 700 m 93 m higher
- ColibriHotel 800 m 121 m higher
- Guesthouse in HaghpatGuesthouse 800 m 120 m higher
- KanchaqarCampsite 850 m 73 m higher
Eat nearby
- AtorikRestaurant 300 m 166 m lower
- AtorikRestaurant 350 m 166 m lower
- Zarni-ParniRestaurant 400 m 57 m lower
- Restaurant in HaghpatRestaurant 550 m 77 m higher
- Restaurant in HaghpatRestaurant 1.0 km 159 m higher
Services nearby
- Fuel in HaghpatFuel 850 m 173 m lower
- Hatsi PurBakery 1.1 km 134 m lower
- EV charging in AknerEV charging 1.1 km 118 m lower
- AmbulatoriaHospital 1.6 km 157 m higher
- Mini MarketConvenience store 3.4 km 148 m higher
- ACBAATM 3.4 km 151 m higher
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.