Berdkar was founded in the 12th century and belonged to the Artsrunis of Mahkanaberd. Ruins of the sloping defensive walls with round towers show that it was built from small stones and lime cement. There is a reservoir inside the fortress, its feed pipes running to the river.
Working period/season
Year around
Working days
Monday-Sunday
How to reach
To get there, take the highway past Dilijan and Idjevan and then the Noyemberian road to Kirants Village. As you leave the village on the highway, look for our road signs and follow them to the entrance to the forest at the edge of Ajarkut village. It is about 168 km from Yerevan, or 2.5-3 hours from Yerevan.
Monument Pages
Trail Sites
- 0.0km - Deghznut
- 3.3km - Kirants-Samson Gorge
- 3.3km - Kirants-Samson Gorges Bird Trail
- 3.5km - Arakelots
- 10.2km - Samson
- 10.2km - Kirants
- 111.8km - 2010 Flower Trails
