An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Armenia

65 places in the atlas, 1 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Temple complexes35
Archaeological wonders17
Monasteries16
Rock art sites11
Ancient cities10
Fortresses6
Petroglyphs6
Ancient villages5
Churches5
Fortified cities5
Kura araxeses5
Earthworks3

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Verified57
Accepted7
Contested1

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Armavir Province5
Yerevan5
Yerevan, Armenia2
Aragatsotn & Syunik Provinces1
Aragatsotn Province, Amberd gorge, Mount Aragats south slope, near Byurakan1

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Verified57 Widely accepted7 Contested

Aragatsotn Province, Aruch (Talin plateau), Aragats south foothills, near Ashtarak

Aragatsotn Province, Mastara village, Talin plateau, Argina route1

Aragatsotn Province, Mount Aragats south slope, Tirinkatar (2850 m) and Karmir Sar (102 mikrorayon), Aragats cirque1

Aragatsotn Province, Mount Aragats volcanic plateau1

Ararat Province, Azat River plain1

Ararat Province, near Lusarat, Arax River plain, Artashat hill1

Armavir Province, Vagharshapat (Echmiadzin), Ararat Plain1

Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Partially excavated42 Excavated13 Excavation ongoing9 Unexcavated1

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🇦🇲 Armenia · Earthwork

Harichavank Gate — Molokan Settlement Granite Slab

Bronze Age (1500 BCE cyclopean) reused 19th Molokan · Bronze Age cyclopean → Molokan settlers 1920

Harich cyclopean.