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World Oldest Winery(6000 Year Old)
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World Oldest Leather Shoe(5500 Year Old)
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World Longest Cableway ''Wings of Tatev''
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Churches, Temples and Castles |
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Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin
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St. Hripsimeh Cathedral
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St. Gayaneh Church
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St. Shoghakat Church
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Zvartnots Cathedral
The
Zvartnots Catedral (643-652) are to the south of Vagharshapat, in the gardens
formerly called ‘a sand desert’. The ruins have a magic power. They inspire awe
and admiration among viewers. Scholars assume that the heathen temple of God
Tir of Armenian schooling and eloquence had been in this place. |
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Khor Virap Monastic Complex
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citadel was at the site of the protected monastery, which housed the
underground prison Virap Artashatou.
It served as a court detention cell. Convicts were thrown into a deep ditch
filled with snakes and poisonous insects. According to historian Agatangeghos,
the Armenian Patriarch Gregory the Illuminator suffered for 13 years here. By divine
intent he remained alive by the help of a Christian woman. It is believed that
secretly from the guardians, the woman threw a loaf of bread into the ditch at
the behest of Trdat III's sister Khosrovdoukht. |
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Garni: temple of the sun
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Geghard: the first cave church
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St. Mesrop Mashtots church
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Tsiranavor church (Ashtarak)
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Church of St. Astvatsatsin (V c.) is a building dating from the early Christian
period. There is an opinion that it had been a pagan temple, later transformed
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Spitakavor church (Ashtarak)
The church of Spitakavor St. Astvatsatsin (XIV c.)
used to be a small domed structure and a mononave gallery with a square plan.
Spitakavor lost its roof and only retained its yellowish-apricot tufa walls. A
broad view of the gorge opens suddenly from the sole window of the high and
narrow altar.
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Karmravor church (Ashtarak)
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St. Marineh Church
St. Marineh church (1271) is on top
of a hill and has an unusually vertical composition for Armenian architecture. It
is located in the center of Ashtarak town.
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Amberd
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Hovhannavanq
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Saghmosavank
Saghmosavank was a renowned
religious, academic and cultural centre of medieval Armenia. It is situated on
a protuberance on the right bank of the
Kasakh Gorge. The place where the monastery is located is beautiful.
Important elements of its panorama are Mount Aragats, Mount Ara and the deep
Khasakh Gorge. |
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St. Gevorg Church (Moughni)
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Talin Cathedral
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Arutch
The
village of Aruch is located on the southern part of Aragatz Mountain, 23km west
of the centre of Ashtarak province. The village dates back to the 6th century
when it was the winter camp of the royal armies. It was later made to a
permanent base by Grigor Mamikonian (661-682). |
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Mastara (St. Havhannes Church)
Church of Surb Hovhannes
(St. John) in Mastara, dates back to the late 6th century. Its architectural
conception heralds another stage in the development of simple cruciform
compositions. Its main merit is the interior, and of course the mighty
monolithic outward volume. Mastara derives its name from Gregory the
Illuminator, who brought back from Caesaria the relics of John the Baptist, one
fragment of which he enshrined beneath the church site: Mas (a piece) Tara (I
buried).
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Tegher monastery complex
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Marmashen
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Noravank
Noravank is a 13th century monastery, located in a
narrow gorge made by the Darichay river, nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor. The
gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the
monastery. |
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Areni St. Astvatsatsin church
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Goshavank monastery
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Haghartsin
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Jukhtak Monastery
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Matosavank
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Sanahin
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Haghpat
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Odzun
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Akhtala
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Sevanavank
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Hayravank
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Tatev
Built at
the edge of a sheer rock face and virtually inaccessible on three sides, the
northern part of the complex is fortified by ramparts harmoniously integrating
it in the landscape. One of the unique features of the monastery is the St. Astvatsadzin
1087 which is built on the rampart and accessed by a steep flight of steps from
within the complex. |
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Ghazanchetsots St.Amenaprkich church
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Gandzasar Monastery
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Monuments |
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Noratus
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Djulfa Cemetery
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Charents's Arch
There is a structure at an altitude of 1500 m from sea-level here, known
to the people as the Charents Arch. It is from here that the Greatest Armenian
poet of XX c. admired the view of the double-peaked Ararat. |
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Park of stone Letters
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Memorial Complexes |
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Tsisernakaberd Memorial Complex
Tsisernakaberd Memorial Complex in
Yerevan is dedicated to the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished in
the first genocide of the 20th century, at the hands of the Turkish government.
Completed in 1967, the Genocide Monument has since become a pilgrimage site and
an integral part of Yerevan's architecture. Set high on a hill, dominating the
landscape, it is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. The austere outlines
convey the spirit of the nation that survived a ruthless campaign of
extermination.
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The Memorial Complex to the Battle of Sardarapat
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Natural attractions |
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Mount Ararat
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Mount Aragats
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Lake Sevan
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Lake Parz
Parz-Lich (Clear Lake) is one of the beautiful lakes
of Armenia.It is situated in the heart of the dense forest at the altitude of
1400m above sea level and located 6.7 km north of Dilijan Town. An admirable breathtaking
harmony of the lake doesn't let visitors go.
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Dilijan National Park
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Khosrov reserve
Khosrov reserve was
established in 1958 to cover one of two forests that due to Armenian
historian of V C Movses Khorenatsy, were planted in III C during the
reign of king Khosrov II Kodak (Short) for royal hunt at Ararat Valley. |
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Museums and galleres |
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Erebuni: Yerevan City Foundation Museum
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House-Museum of Poet-Writer Hovhannes Tumanian
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Museum of Martiros Sarian
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Matenadaran: Depository of Ancient Manuscripts
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National Museum of Folk Art after V. Sharambeyan
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Museum of Literature and Art after Yeghishe Charents
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Museum of Wood Carving
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Museum of Armenian Genocide
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Sergey Parajanov House-Museum
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Museum of Armenian History
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Yerevan History Museum
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Yervand Kochar Museum
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Sardarapat Ethnography and Liberation Movement History Museum
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S. Merkurov's house museum
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Dilijan Branch of National Museum of Folk Art after V. Sharambeyan
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Museum of national architecture and urban life of Gyumri
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Intangible Cultural Heritage |
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The Duduk and its Music
The
duduk, the Armenian oboe, is a double-reed wind instrument
characterized by a warm, soft, slightly nasal timbre. It belongs to the
category of aerophones. The soft wood of the apricot tree is the ideal
material for the body of the instrument. The reed, called ghamish or
yegheg, is a local plant growing alongside the Arax River. |
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Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars
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Armenian rag and carpet art
Along with sculpture and miniature painting, carpets
are one of the best manifestations of the distinct culture of the Armenian
people.
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Special markets and factories |
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ARARAT Cognac Factory
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Vernissage
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Historic cities and villages |
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Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin)
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Gyumri
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Ashtarak Town
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Oshakan Village
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Resorts |
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Dilijan
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Jermuk
Город
- санаторий Джермук находится в юго-восточной части Республики Армения,
в верхнем течении реки Арпа, в 173 км от столицы. Плато, на котором
расположен город Джермук, с трех сторон окружено Сюникскими горными
хребтами, альпийскими лугами и лесными массивами. |
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