Sardarabad (fortress)
| Sardarabad | |
|---|---|
| Near Nor Armavir, Armavir Province, Armenia | |
Trick Riding of Kurds and Tatars in front of the Fortress Sardarabad (Sardari Berd) in Armenia, a mid-19th-century painting by the Russian artist Grigory Gagarin, who was there as a soldier | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fortress |
| Condition | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°08′10″N 44°00′50″E / 40.1361°N 44.0139°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1807-1827 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Battles/wars | Captured by the Russians under General Afanasy Krasovsky on 20 September 1827 |
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Sardarabad (Armenian: Սարդարապատ, romanized: Sardarapat; Persian: سردارآباد, romanized: Sardâr-âbâd), also known as Sardari Berd (Armenian: Սարդարի բերդ, lit. 'Sardar's fortress'), was a 19th-century fortress and urban center built in the Erivan Khanate in Qajar Iran, in the territory of modern-day Armenia. Its ruins are located near the village of Nor Armavir in the Armavir Province of Armenia.