Places
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Bodbe Monastery
According to Georgian tradition, St. Nino, having witnessed the conversion of Georgians to the&nb... -
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Signagi
Signagi is located in the Kakheti region of Georgia, settled since the Paleolithic... -
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Tsinandali
Alexander Chavchavadze inherited this village, lying in the Alazani River vally... -
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Alaverdi Monastery
The monastery was founded by the Assyrian monk Joseph (Yoseb, Amba) Alaverdeli, who cam... -
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Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe is identified by archaeologists as one of the oldest urban settlements in Geo... -
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Stepantsminda
According to tradition, Stepantsminda, literally "Saint Stephan", was named so after a Georg... -
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Mtskheta
Mtskheta was founded in the 5th century BC. It was capital of the early Georgian Kingdom of ... -
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Tbilisi
Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximi... -
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Cathedral of Talin
Talin's Katoghike Church sits central to the town cemetery and dominates the surrounding ... -
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Haghartsin Monastery
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Haghartsin (1281) is the largest building and the dominant art... -
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Areni
In 2007, an Armenian-Irish team decided to do test excavations in the cave site of Areni 1. Two t... -
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Shoushi
According to some sources the town of Shusha was founded in 1752 by Panah Ali Khan. Oth... -
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Stepanakert
According to medieval Armenian sources, the settlement was first mentioned as Vararakn (Վ... -
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Gandzasar monastery
The monastery at Gandzasar was first mentioned in the tenth century. The construction of Gandzasa... -
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Makaravank
Though the monastery is no longer used for services, the complex is well preserved. The... -
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Marmashen Monastery
The buildings at Marmashen are very similar in style to those of Khtzkonk Monastery. -
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Akhtala Monastery
The monastery is currently inactive.The fortress played a major role in protecting the north-west... -
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Saghmosavank
The main structures of the monasteries erected by Prince Vache Vachutyan—the Church of Zion in Sa... -
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Tsitsernakaberd - Genocide Memorial
Every year on April 24—the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day—thousands of Armenians&nbs... -
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Matenadaran
The earliest mention of the term matenadaran, which means "repository of manuscripts" in Arm... -
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Geghard
While the main chapel was built in 1215, the monastery complex was founded in the 4th c... -
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Temple of Garni
The structure was probably built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a templ... -
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Khor Virap
Khor Virap's notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site is attributed to the fact that Gr... -
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Noravank
The monastery is sometimes called Noravank at Amaghu, with Amaghu being the name of a small and n... -
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Carahunge - Zorats Karer
Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian in his book 'History of Syunic' (I-XII centur... -
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Tatev Monastery
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the monastery hosted one of the most important Armenian medieval ... -
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Khndzoresk
Crossing the bridge at the entrance of the village, the road continues towards the towns of ... -
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Jermuk
Jermuk is famous for its hot springs and mineral water brands bottled in the town. It is attracti... -
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Zorats Church
Zorats Yekeghetsi (literally, Soldier Church) sits on a hill overlooking the river. Recent excava... -
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Selim Caravanserai
It was built along the Vardenyats Mountain Pass (previously known as the Selim Mountain... -
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Noratus cemetery
The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in the Republic of Armenia. It is currently the... -
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Sevanavank
Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island. After the artificial d... -
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Goshavank
Goshavank was erected in the place of an older monastery once known as Nor Getik, which had ... -
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Haghpat Monastery
The location of Haghpat Monastery was chosen so that it overlooks the Debed River in northern Arm... -
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Odzun
Catholicos St John the Philosopher Odznetsi (717–728) was born in Odzun, a village in the Tashirq... -
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Ardvi
Srbanes Monastery (built in VIII-XVII centuries) which is known also as St. Hovhannes or Hovhan O... -
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Gyumri
By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it was one of ... -
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Amberd
The name translates to "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian. It is also the name incorrectly attr... -
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History Museum of Armenia
35% of the main collection is made up of archaeology related items, 8% of the collection is made ... -
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Etchmiadzin Cathedral
The original church was built in the early fourth century — between 301 and 303 according to trad... -
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Zvartnots Cathedral
Zvartnots was built at a time when much of Armenia had just recently been occupied by the in...
