Odzaberd

Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Gegharkunik Province, Armenia
Overlooking the ruins of Odzaberd and Lake Sevan
Site information
TypeFortress
ConditionRuins
Location
Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Shown within Armenia
Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ
Odzaberd
Oձաբերդ (Gegharkunik)
Coordinates40°09′10″N 45°29′42″E / 40.1528°N 45.4950°E / 40.1528; 45.4950
Site history
BuiltOriginally 735–713 BC; rebuilt later
Built byFounded by Rusa I; rebuilt by another lord
In useUrartian-Medieval eras
MaterialsStone
DemolishedBy the lord of Khrber

Odzaberd (Armenian: Oձաբերդ; meaning "Serpent's Fortress"; formerly Teyseba referring to the Urartian fortification and named after the god Teisheba; also known as Ishkanaberd meaning "Lord's Fortress") is located upon a hill east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Odzaberd is situated at a height of 1,921 metres (6,302 ft).