Dschraberd, Medieval fortress in Tartar District, Azerbaijan

Dschraberd is a medieval fortress situated on a mountain ridge west of Chileburt village in Azerbaijan. The stone structures feature defensive walls and residential buildings arranged according to medieval military principles.

Dschraberd is first mentioned by the Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi in the 620s, in connection with the Khazar campaigns into Caucasian Albania, when the Albanian catholicos Viro summoned the nobles then at Charaberd castle. It was built under the Armenian Arsacid (Arshakuni) dynasty. Its rulers came in turn from the Armenian princely houses Vakhtangyan, Hasan-Jalalyan, Melik-Israelyan, Melik-Alaverdyan and Atabekyan; in the 17th–18th centuries it was the seat of the Melik-Israelyan family. In 1789 Melik Majlum's family used it as a refuge.

The fortress was the seat of the Armenian meliks of the Israyelyan family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Its name is explained either from Armenian jur, water, and berd, fortress, or from char, bad, and berd. A path below the walls leads to the Yerits Mankants monastery, built in the 17th century.

The site can be reached from Chileburt village via a hiking path that leads into the mountains. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear, as the trail is steep and uneven in places.

A 1.5-metre-diameter tunnel runs beneath the path from the fortress toward the Üç Körpə monastery, leading to higher ground on the opposite side. A retractable stairway also allowed descent from the rock to the Tartar River.