Horrom
Encyclopedia
Horom is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia
. Located 1 km east of Horom and situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and reservoir is the ancient Bronze Age
through Urartian
Citadel of Horom
.
Not far from this location in Ghak and Shvaghtapa are two Urartian cyclopean
forts.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. Located 1 km east of Horom and situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and reservoir is the ancient Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
through Urartian
Urartu
Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
Citadel of Horom
Horom Citadel
Horom Citadel is an ancient Bronze Age through Urartian fortification situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and Kamut Reservoir. It is located approximately 1 kilometer east of the village of Horrom in the Shirak Province of northwestern Armenia...
.
Not far from this location in Ghak and Shvaghtapa are two Urartian cyclopean
Cyclopean masonry
Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with huge limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar...
forts.