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Religious Site Attractions In Voskevaz

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Saint John Church

Mount Aragats

Echmiadzin Monastery

Garni Gorge

The Monastery of Geghard

Amberd Fortress

Garni Temple

Voskevaz is a village in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. Not far from the center of the village is the church of Surp Hovhannes, built between the 7th and 12th centuries. The village is home to the Hayasy brewery.
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Religious Site Attractions In Voskevaz

1. 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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WINE TASTING AND WINERY TOUR! ARMENIA VLOG PART 2!

Here is the continuation of my Armenia travel. We went on a tour to see TATEV, we visited ARENI winery and NOY WINE BRANDY FACTORY!! You have to try some of their oldest wines and brandy.

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