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Sights & Places- April 8, 2026

Jukhtak Vank: The breath of the centuries

Jukhtak, in one of the Armenian dialects, literally means twins․ Jukhtak Vank (ջուխտ – ջուխտակ վանք / զույգ վանք) got this naming since the 11-12th centuries, according to historians. This pair of beautiful monasteries is located near Dilijan, just 3 km from the city of Dilijan. At the beginning, I’d like to briefly highlight that to get to the Jukhtak Vank Monastery, you need to have your own SUV, and not a city jeep, as well as strong nerves and…

Surb Nshan near Odzun and Horomayr built in the cliffs

Sights & Places- September 2, 2025

The village of Odzun is well-known throughout Armenia and among tour guides, so I won’t cover it separately. Instead, I’ll highlight two important nearby attractions: the…

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Sevkar village and surrounding sights

Sights & Places Villages- June 3, 2025

Sevkar (Arm. Սևքար, literally means “Black Rock”), nestled in the rolling hills of Tavush Province, 157 kilometers from Armenia’s capital, lies a village whose story reads…

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Catching the calmness in the Riverside Heaven near Stepanavan

Nature Sights & Places Travel- August 5, 2024

Nestled in the breathtaking Katnaghbyur river gorge near Stepanavan, Riverside Heaven is just a picturesque area where everyone can have perfect outdoor recreation and enjoy the…

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Arates monastery and surrounding sights

Sights & Places Travel- March 18, 2024

The Arates monastery complex has nine buildings in total, with four big ones and five small ones positioned next to each other. They all face the…

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Symphony of Stones: A piece of Mars in Armenia

Sights & Places Nature- May 13, 2023

Situated in the Garni Gorge of Armenia, the Symphony of Stones (also called the Basalt Organ) is a natural monument consisting of hexagonal and pentagonal basalt…

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Wall sculptures and Cross-Stones of Geghard

Sights & Places- May 8, 2023

The Geghard Monastery stands as an exceptional demonstration of remarkable architectural ingenuity. While visiting Armenia, it is essential to visit Geghard Monastery and the Garni Temple.…

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Goshavank in Gosh village, Dilijan

Sights & Places- December 7, 2022

The monastery of Goshavank was founded by Mkhitar Gosh, a prominent spiritual scholar, proverb writer and jurist of the Middle Ages…

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Hamo’s Lake hidden in Sverdlov village

Cities- August 4, 2022

Hamo's Lake in Sverdlov village - a peaceful place for picnic and fishing. The location of the lake is pointed on Google Maps and Yandex Maps.…

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Sverdlov village sights

Sights & Places Travel- August 3, 2022

The village of Sverdlov (Սվերդլով գյուղ) was founded in the first half of the 18th century where the inhabitants of the settlement came from a village…

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