Location: Shushi, Artsakh

Distance from Yerevan: 320 km, 6h

Establishment: XVIII 

Shushi Fortress was built in the 18th century in Artsakh (The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh). It was the property of Melik-Shahnazaryan, the leader of Vananda. This medieval city-fortress had secret paths, which lead to the Karkar River. The fortress walls, inaccessible for those times, used to serv as reliable support and storage of weapons; they were built of limestone. The walls of 7-8 m high were strengthened with semicircle towers. A number of caves in South of the fortress used to play a fundamental role in the defense system of the Fortress.