Hnarakert

Hnarakert

Hnarakert or Hunarakert (meaning, "City of Huns") is an antique castle which was located in the Kazakh region of 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." [cite web |url=http://eh.net/XIIICongress/cd/papers/49Matevosyan34.pdf |author=Matevosyan, Rafayel |title=Armenian Medieval Commercial Roads AccordingTo The Armenian "Road-Guide" Of The 10th Century |accessdate=2007-12-03] Matevosian uses the name Hunarakert which means "The City of Huns".Fact|date=October 2007

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