🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Aruchavank
Aruchavank or the Cathedral of Aruch (Արուճավանք; also Surb Grigor) is situated on a rocky plateau at the western foot of Mount Aragats in the village of Aruch in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
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🇦🇲 Armenia · Geoglyph
Mount Aragats Plateau Kites Extension (Armenian Highlands)
Neolithic to Early Bronze (Aratashen-Shulaveri to Kura-Araxes) · Armenian Highland Neolithic
Highest (3,200 m, 40°30′N 44°20′E) kite field in the Palearctic on the alpine plateau of Mount Aragats (4,090 m volcano).
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Fortress Citadel Temple 74 — Armenia Region 2
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Fortress Citadel Temple 74 — Armenia Region 2 in Armenia Region 2, Armenia is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Marmashen Monastery — Shirak Cyclopean Wall Fortress Church
Bagratid (988–1029 Marmashen by Prince Vahram Pahlavuni, main 988–1029) · Bagratid Pahlavuni (Vahram same as Amberd)
Marmashen excavated by Sargsyan, Vahram Pahlavuni 988 family monastery.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Fortress
Kakavaberd
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (Armenian: Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian Kak'avaberd), also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh (Գեղի բերդ Gełi Berd), is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Ancient city
Armavir (ancient city)
Armavir (Old Armenian: Արմաւիր; also called Armaouira in antiquity) was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of the Orontid dynasty.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder
Areni
Areni (Armenian: Արենի) is a village and the center of the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Fortress
Ertij Fort
Ertij is a fort built during the 13th century. It is situated upon a hill adjacent to the village of Arpi in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder
Amberd
Amberd (Armenian: Ամբերդ) is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters (7,500 ft) above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Earthwork
Armenian Desert Kites – Mount Aragats & Syunik
Bronze Age to Early Iron Age · Kura-Araxes to Trialeti pastoralists
20 high-altitude kites on Mount Aragats (3000–800 BCE)—Caucasus extension 1,200 km from Levant.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Rock art
Ughtasar Southeast Lava Field Petroglyphs
Early to Late Bronze via Early Iron · Kura-Araxes, Trialeti, Lchashen-Metsamor, Urartian fringe
Lower southeast lava field 1.1 km from crater lake with 380 boulders and vishap cart motifs.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Megalith
Carahunge
Carahunge (Armenian: Քարահունջ, also romanized as Karahunj and Qarahunj), also known as Zorats Karer (Զորաց Քարեր), Dik-Dik Karer (Դիք-Դիք Քարեր), Tsits Karer (Ցից Քարեր) and Karenish (Քարենիշ), is a…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Fortress
Berdavan Fortress
Berdavan Fortress (Armenian: Բերդավանի ամրոց; Բերդավան; also Ghalinjakar Fortress) is a fortress in Armenia, located on a hilltop near the village of Berdavan in the Tavush Province, near the border…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder
Karchaghbyur
Karchaghbyur (Armenian: Կարճաղբյուր) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik province of Armenia.