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S. Merkurov House Museum

Sergey Dmitrievich Merkurov was a prominent Soviet sculptor-monumentalist of Greek-Armenian descent. He was a People's…

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Sevsar ancient astronomical observatory with a unique image of bolide carved on a huge stone…

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Historic Armavir

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Armavir is one of the ancient capitals of Armenia located 1 km west of the 17th-century village of Armavir.The area of ancient Armavir was inhabited since the 6th millennium BC. Read more >>

Lchashen

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The village of Lchashen is on the northern slope of the Geghama Mountain range. The excavations revealed traces of prehistoric castle-fortresses, cemeteries and separate obelisks. Read more >>

Ancient Artashat

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Artashat is a town in Armenia and the administrative center of the Ararat Region. It is situated on the Araks River in the Ararat plain, 30 km southeast of Yerevan. Read more >>

Dvin

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Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital Artashat, along the banks of the Metsamor River. Read more >>

Metsamor

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Located just outside the village of Taronik, Metsamor is a working excavation and museum on the site of an urban complex with a large metallurgical and astronomical center. Read more >>

Areni-1 Cave

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According to the recent findings, the world's oldest known winery has been found in Vayots Dzor Region, Armenia. The excavations reveal that the winery was made on a burial site. Read more >>

Karahunj

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Situated in the region of Syunik, the megalithic creation of Bronze Age tombs and more than 230 standing stones called Karahunj, are one of the antiquated archeological sites in Armenia. Read more >>

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Sevsar ancient astronomical observatory with a unique image of bolide carved on a huge stone block, astronomical calendars and pictograms from 3rd-1st Millennia BC. Read more >>

Portakar

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According to the tradition, barren ladies held certain ceremonies here, after which touching the stone with the navel, they turned round looking forward to being cured. Read more >>

Urartu Cuneiform Inscription in Martuni

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Cut into a low bluff beneath the road on the Lake Sevan side is a well-used cuneiform engraving of Rusa I relating his triumph of 23 countries. On a slope cut by the old road in the middle of Tsovinar and Artsvanist villages. Read more >>

Petroglyphs of Geghama Mountains

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Petroglyphs of Armenian Highlands with their completeness, execution strategies, enormous number of images and assortment of topics don't have analogs in different parts of the world. Read more >>

Agarak

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The Agarak settlement is “multi-layered,” showing that people lived and build here in different historical epochs with artifacts from the period of the Araratian (Urartu) kingdom. Read more >>

Vishap

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It is believed that vishapakar symbolized the power and bliss of nature, the protector of agriculture and irrigation, as well as it stood for the stone idol of the Water Worshipdeities. Read more >>

Ughtasar

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Rock-carvings are a unique source for the study of ancient culture. Discovered on the territory of Armenia, they have been know as "Itsagir." Read more >>

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Historic Armavir

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Lchashen

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Ancient Artashat

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Dvin

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Metsamor

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Areni-1 Cave

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Karahunj

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Portakar

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Urartu Cuneiform Inscription in Martuni

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Petroglyphs of Geghama Mountains

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Agarak

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Vishap

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Ughtasar

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