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Near Amberd Fortress are the ruins of bathhouses, which were popular among Armenia's elite in the Middle Ages. This bath, which is located near Vahramashen Church, was likely built in the 10th-11th centuries CE. Like other baths in medieval Armenia, a “hypocaust” system was used to heat the bath, just as it was in ancient Rome and medieval Byzantium. Water came from the Arkashen River and melted snow. Archaeologists have discovered water tanks that were important for the upkeep of the baths as well as defense in times of peril within Amberd Fortress too.
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