Meghri Fortress

The fortress is located in the city of Meghri, Syunik region. It is located on the northern side of the city’s Mets Tagh, on the inaccessible peaks of the mountain ranges, horseshoe-shapedly covering the settlement, ensuring reliable protection of the city from the northern, western and eastern sides. The first historical information is found in the 13th century historian St. Orbelyan’s work “History of the Province of Sisakan”, according to which in 1083 the fortress had already been built. It was completely rebuilt in the 18th century. The fortress is unique in its layout and structure in Armenian fortifications in that it does not have ramparts (they are replaced by mountain ranges), and due to the possibility of using firearms, the settlement was located at a certain distance. The Meghri fortress consists of 6 towers. Due to its unique defensive features and the possibility of using firearms, in 1723 the Meghri fortress was able to resist Turkish attacks led by Davit Bek.
The Meghri fortress is considered unique in Armenian fortress architecture with its architecture. It does not have walls, they were replaced by a mountain range. If firearms were used, it was possible to take the settlement under control from a certain distance.