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Lori Fortress

Lori Fortress (Georgian: ლორეს ციხე) is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.

Description and landmarks
The fortress is built out of black tuff stone and is located on a mountainous plateau situated 1490 metres above the sea level, which lies on the intersection of Urut and Dzoraget rivers. There were once approximately 10.000 inhabitants living in the fortress. The following structures are located in it: Bathrooms The fortress has two bathrooms, a larger one and a smaller one. They had a heat room, bathroom and a fitting room. The bathrooms also had a dome, which served for lighting and ventilation with clay pipes installed into city walls ensuring the system of water irrigation. Civic house The remaining civic house had a 14 x 12 layout and 5 doors. The main purpose of it remains unknown, but it was turned into the religious building later on: first into the mosque (in 14th and 15th centuries), then into the church in the 18th century. == Gallery ==
Gallery
File:Lori Berd, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 70.jpg|Lori Fortress view during the day File:Lori berd fortress 005.JPG|Khachkar near the Lori fortress File:Պարիսպ,11-14 դդ.jpg|Walls of Lori fortress File:Մուտք, 11-16 դդ.jpg|Entry in Lori fortress File:Fortress of Lori by ArmAg (6).jpg File:Lori Berd, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 63-65 HDR.jpg|Ruined Armenian church inside the fortress File:Krepost-Lori-Berd-i-kan (1).jpg|Bridge leading to the fortress == See also ==
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