Bagaran (ancient city)
Bagaran (Armenian: Բագարան) was a city in ancient Armenia founded during the reign of the Orontid dynasty. It is one of the historical capitals of ancient Armenia.
Բագարան | |
Saint Theodore Church of Bagaran, before 1923 | |
Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Partly on the site of the Turkish village of Kılıttaşı near the border with Armenia, Kars Province, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′06″N 43°39′17″E |
| History | |
| Builder | King Orontes IV of Armenia |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | 1394 |
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