Some of the interesting places in armenia

This lake is called Lake Sevan.There are also many former names of the lake include Gegharkunik, Gegham Sea, Lychnitis (Latin) and Gokcha (Turkish for Blue Lake). The entire lake is situated inside the Gegharkunik Province in eastern Armenia. It is fed by 28 rivers and streams.Along with Lake Van and Lake Urmia, Sevan was one of the three great lakes of the historical Armenian Kingdom, collectively referred to as the Seas of Armenia, and it is the only one within the boundaries of today's Republic of Armenia. Sevanavank is the historic area near the lake.
Before human intervention dramatically changed this ecosystem the lake was 95 meters deep, covered an area of 1,360 km (5% of Armenia's entire area), had a volume of 58 km and a perimeter of 260 km. The lake surface was at an altitude of 1,950 m above sea level.




This mountain is called the Mountain Ararat.Since ancient times, Ararat has been revered by the Armenians as their spiritual home and as the home of the gods of the Armenian pantheon. Today, it is the national symbol of Armenia, being featured in the center of the Coat of Arms of Armenia.The Mountains of Ararat is the place named in the Book of Genesis where Noah's ark came to rest after the great flood (Genesis 8:4). Ararat is a stratovolcano, formed of lava flows and pyroclastic ejecta, with no volcanic crater.It is above the height of 4,200 m (13,780 ft)and it is mostly consists of igneous rocks covered by an ice sheet.




This is called the monastery of Tatev which is established in 895 and is located in the Tatev village.Tatev Monastery is located in South-East of Armenia, in the area of ancient Armenian Syunik, not far from city of Goris and 280km away from Yerevan. It was founded in 9th century and became the political center of Syunik principality. According to Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian, the founders of the monastery, were Prince Ashot, his wife Shushan, Grigor Supan, the ruler of Gekharkunik, and Prince Dzagik.In 14th-15th centuries Tatev became one of the most important centers of Armenian art and science.
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