Halidzor Fortress (XVII c.)

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Location: Kapan, Syunik Province

Distance from Yerevan: 310 km, 4h 50m

Establishment: XVII 

Halidzor Fortress (Halidzor St. Astvatsatsin (Sw. Holy Virgin) desert) is an Armenian architectural complex in Syunik Province, on the right bank of Voghj River. It was built in the first half of the 17th century and was turned into the ancestral castle of Melik-Parsadanyan dynasty from Bekh village; this was the most powerful family of Kapan territory.

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