Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome

Why it mattersKey Zakarian 13th c. small wilderness monastery temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1212–1270

Period

Medieval (13th c. Aghjots Surb Stepanos 13th c., Zakarian era)

Culture

Zakarian 13th c. small wilderness monastery

Purpose

Hidden 13th-c wilderness monastery with 2 adjacent churches 8 m each and bird net vault — isolation gorge monastery in Khosrov State Reserve

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1901

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome

2. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome

3. c. 1212–1270

   Initial construction / first occupation at Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome

• Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — subsidiary complex

  40.0525° N · 44.8085° E

• Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — subsidiary complex

  40.0547° N · 44.8093° E

• Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Aghjots Vank — Garni Gorge Wilderness Isolated Dome — primary structure

  40.0517° N · 44.8076° E