Hnarakert

Hnarakert or Hunarakert (Armenian: Հնարակերտ or Հունարակերտ) is an antique castle which was located at the border of Gugark and Utik provinces of Greater Armenia, on the Kura River (the Kazakh region of modern Azerbaijan).

According to Rafayel Matevosian, "From Koti the road diverts to Tiflis and from there to Hunarakert. The latter was the border point of Armenia, Georgia and Caucasian Albania."[1]

Etymology

See Hnarakert for etymology.

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References

Matevosyan, Rafayel. "Armenian Medieval Commercial Roads According To The Armenian "Road-Guide" Of The 10th Century" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2007-12-03.

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[1] Matevosyan, Rafayel. "Armenian Medieval Commercial Roads According To The Armenian "Road-Guide" Of The 10th Century" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2007-12-03.