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The Best Attractions In Byurakan

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Vahramashen Church

Amberd Fortress

Byurakan Church

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory

Tegher Monastery

Kari Lake

Garni Gorge

Mount Aragats

Khor Virap

The Monastery of Geghard

Echmiadzin Monastery

Garni Temple

Byurakan , is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the slope of Mount Aragats. The village is home to several historical sites including the 7th-century Artavazik Church, the 10th-century basilica of Saint Hovhannes and a huge 13th-century khachkar monument. It is also home to the Byurakan Observatory.
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The Best Attractions In Byurakan

1. Amberd Fortress Byurakan
Amberd is a 7th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia. The name translates to fortress in the clouds in Armenian. It is also the name incorrectly attributed to Vahramashen Church, the 11th-century Armenian church near the castle. The village of Byurakan is 6.4 kilometres from the site of Amberd.
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2. Kari Lake Byurakan
Lake Kari is a lake in Armenia located in the slopes of Mount Aragats mostly formed by ice and snow. It is located 3,185 m above the sea level and has a perimeter of 1,150 m. From Byurakan village an asphalted automobile road stretches towards the source of Arkashen River, the lake Kari, located on a plateau below the peaks. On the eastern side of the lake there is a meteorological station.
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3. Vahramashen Church Byurakan
The Vahramashen Church , also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd) was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family. An inscription on the inside lintel of the north portal to the church dates its completion to the year 1026. It sits along the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia, between the fortress of Amberd and near a wall along the promontory with the Arkashian River in the canyon below.
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4. Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory Byurakan
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia.
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5. Tegher Monastery Byurakan
Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was built for Princess Khatun , the wife of Prince Vache Vachutian who had purchased the district of Aragatzotn from the Zakarian brothers. The architect Vardapet Aghbayrik designed Tegher and the monasteries of Saghmosavank and Hovhannavank during the 13th century. The monastery survived intact during a time when Mongol invasions plagued the lands. Ruins of the 9th century village of Tegher sit a short distance walk from the monastery. Numerous foundations may be seen, along with the remains of a Tukh Manuk funerary chapel of the 5th century....
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6. Byurakan Church Byurakan
Surp Hovhannes Church is an important 10th century basilica located in the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Not very far away from S. Hovhannes in the same village, are the ruins of the Artavazik Church of the 7th century with a huge 13th-century khachkar monument directly across the ravine from the structure.
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7. Garni Temple Garni
The Temple of Garni is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union. An Ionic temple located in the village of Garni, Armenia, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. The structure was probably built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III. According to some scholars it was not a temple but a tomb and thus survived the universal destruction of pagan structures. It collapsed in a 1679 earthquake. Renewed interest in the 19th century led to excavations at the site in early and mid-20th century, and its eventual reconstruction ...
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8. The Monastery of Geghard Geghard
Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the main chapel was built in 1215, the monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave. The monastery had thus been originally named Ayrivank , meaning the Monastery of the Cave. The name commonly used for the monastery today, Geghard, or more fully Geghardavank , meaning the Monastery of the Spear, originates from the spear which had wounded Jesus at the Crucifixion, allegedly brought to Armenia by Apostle Jude, called here Thaddeus, and stored amongst many other relics. Now it is displayed in the Echmiadzin treasury. The spec...
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9. Echmiadzin Monastery Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat , is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about 18 km west of the capital Yerevan, and 10 km north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin , which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy. The city is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a holy city and in Armenia as the country's spiritual capital . It was one of the major cities and a capital of ancient Greater Armenia. Reduced to a small town by the early 20th century, it experienced large expansion during the S...
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10. Mount Aragats Aragatsotn
Mount Aragats is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Highlands.The Aragats massif is surrounded by Kasagh River on the east, Akhurian River on the west, Ararat plain on the south and Shirak plain on the north. The circumference of the massif is around 200 km , and covers an area of 6,000 km2 or around 1⁄5 of Armenia's total area. 944 km2 of the massif is located above 2,000 m .
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11. Khor Virap Lusarat
The Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos.Khor Virap's notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site is attributed to the fact that Gregory the Illuminator was initially imprisoned here for 13 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia. Saint Gregory subsequently became the king's religious mentor, and they led the proselytizing activity in the country. In the year 301, Armenia was the first country in the world to be declared a Christian nation. A chapel was initially built in 642 at the site of Khor Virap by Nerses III the Builder ...
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12. Garni Gorge Garni
The Temple of Garni is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union. An Ionic temple located in the village of Garni, Armenia, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. The structure was probably built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III. According to some scholars it was not a temple but a tomb and thus survived the universal destruction of pagan structures. It collapsed in a 1679 earthquake. Renewed interest in the 19th century led to excavations at the site in early and mid-20th century, and its eventual reconstruction ...
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Haghpat monastery (Arménie/Armenia)

Haghpat (also Romanized as Akhpat and Hakhpat) is a village in the Northern Lorri province of Armenia, close to the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia.
It is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a religious complex founded in the 10th century and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List along with monasteries in nearby Sanahin. The monastery is an outstanding and magnificent example of medieval Armenian architecture that has been attracting increasing numbers of tourists.
The village itself receives little benefit from these tourists and remains impoverished, with the majority of its residents keeping livestock and growing vegetables for food. Some residents are able to find work in the city of Alaverdi, about 10 km from Haghpat, while others gather berries (mainly blackberries and Cornelian cherry dogwood) from the nearby forests and sell them. Water is gathered from the numerous mountain springs, which are abundant in the area.
The village lies on a dissected plateau, a large flat area dissected by deep cracks formed by rivers, including the river Debed. The villages of Sanahin and Akner, as well as a part of Alaverdi, lie in plain view on neighbouring sections of the plateau, however a steep and long descent to and ascent from the river is required to travel to them.

Haghpat ou Haghbat est un monastère arménien situé dans la région de Lorri, au nord-est de l'Arménie. Le monastère a été construit entre le Xe et le XIIIe siècles. Il est situé dans le district de Toumanian comme le monastère de Sanahin. La chapelle principale a été fondée sur l'ordre de la reine Khosrovanouch, femme d'Achot III d'Arménie. Cette partie fut achevée plus tard par ses fils, les rois Smbat II et Gourgen Ier Bagratouni vers 989.
L'église-chapelle principale est dédiée à la Sainte-Croix et précédée d'un gavit construit vers 1201. Le monastère abritait autrefois le mausolée du prince Kuriké III. La deuxième chapelle est dédiée à Saint-Grégoire ; elle fut construite entre 1005 et 1025. Avec le monastère de Sanahin, Haghpat était un grand centre intellectuel de l'Arménie au Moyen Âge. De 1759 à 1795, le poète lyrique Sayat-Nova fut l'hôte de ces murs pendant sa vie monastique, sous le nom de frère Stépanos.
Il a été restauré à l'époque soviétique, et vidé de ses moines. Très bel exemple d'architecture médiévale religieuse, le site est repris depuis 1996 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO avec le monastère de Sanahin1.

Haghpat ist ein Dorf in der nordarmenischen Provinz Lori, nahe der Stadt Alawerdi und der georgischen Grenze. Das Dorf liegt auf einem zerklüfteten Plateau, einer ausgedehnten flachen Landschaft, die von tiefen Flussbetten durchschnitten wird. Die Dörfer Sanahin und Akner, sowie ein Teil Alaverdis, liegen in Sichtweite auf benachbarten Plateauteilen, jedoch muss man, um dorthin zu gelangen, den steilen und mühsamen Auf- und Abstieg durch das Flussbett bewältigen.
Das verarmte Dorf profitiert kaum vom Tourismus zum Klosterkomplex Haghpatavank, die große Mehrheit der Einwohner lebt von Viehzucht und Gemüseanbau. Einige Dorfbewohner arbeiten in Alawerdi, etwa 10 km von Haghpat entfernt, während andere in den nahen Wäldern Beeren sammeln (vor allem Brombeeren und Hartriegel) und diese verkaufen. Wasser wird aus diversen Bergquellen geschöpft, die es in dieser Gegend in großer Zahl gibt.

Haghpat ist durch Haghpatavank , einen Klosterkomplex, bekannt, welcher im 10. Jahrhundert gegründet wurde und zusammen mit Klöstern in Sanahin zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe zählt. Mit dem Bau des Klosters, das unter der Bagratidendynastie entstand, wurde um das Jahr 970 begonnen. Die Fertigstellung des ältesten Teils des Klosters, der Surb Nshan Kirche (Heiligkreuz-Kirche), erfolgte im Jahr 991 durch den armenischen Architekten Trdat.
Der Klosterkomplex gehört der Armenischen Apostolischen Kirche. Über das Gelände verteilt finden sich einige Chatschkare (Steine mit kunstvollen Gravuren die meist Kreuze darstellen) und bischöfliche Grabstätten. Der Komplex ist ein herausragendes Beispiel für die mittelalterliche armenische Architektur und zieht daher eine wachsende Zahl von Touristen an, seit einige armenische Reiseagenturen Haghpat in ihren Reiseführern erwähnen. (wikipedia)

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