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Geologic Formation Attractions In Syunik Province

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Syunik , is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province from the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave from the west, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from the east, and Iran from the south. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kapan. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 141,771 in the 2011 census, down from 152,684 at the 2001 census.
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Geologic Formation Attractions In Syunik Province

  • 4. Ughtasar Petroglyphs Syunik Province
    Ughtasar Petroglyphs are petroglyphs found on Ughtasar mountain near the town of Sisian in Armenia's southern province of Syunik. There are dozens of rock carvings, known as Itsagir, found in the territory of Armenia. Reproductions of the petroglyphs, or rock engravings, of Ughtasar can be found all over Yerevan; they are inscribed onto silver jewelry, painted onto coffee cups, traced into hand-made pottery, and they adorn the walls of cafes. However reaching the actual petroglyphs of Ughtasar can be challenging, as with most of Armenia’s noteworthy sites. Located in the Syunik mountain range about 20 miles from Sisian in southern Armenia, the petroglyphs can only be accessed by an uphill climb in a Soviet-era 4×4 UAZ. Over 2,000 decorated rock fragments extend to the foot of the mounta...
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