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Bjni Fortress - Armenia

Bjni Fortress - A medieval Armenian fortress located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was built From the 9th to 10th centuries Pahlavuni family of the Bagratuni Dynasty. It was destroyed during the destruction of the village of Bjni by the Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk in 1387-1388. Some of the fortress walls survive in relatively poor condition. Every time I visit Bjni I am going up the hill to wander around the ruins, imaging how the fortress was looking back then. My mother’s auntie used to tell me stories about the fortress. Stories that she was told as a kid and how the fortress was looking when she was a kid. It is truly a magnificent place and definitely one of my childhood favorites. #createwithtrip #travellater #armenia #bjni #fortress #visitarmenia