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Places to see in Armenia

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Etchmiadzin CathedralUNESCO

  Էջմիածնի Մայր Տաճար

  Religious · Armavir Province

  Echmiatsin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Echmiatsin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Well-read MountainMan (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  GeghardUNESCO

  Գեղարդի վանք

  Religious · Kotayk Province

  Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, which is partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Haghpat MonasteryUNESCO

  Հաղպատ վանք

  Religious · Lori Province

  Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank, is a medieval Armenian monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia, built between the 10th and 13th century.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Yerevan

  Երևան

  City · Yerevan

  Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian) (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Gyumri

  Գյումրի

  City · Shirak Province

  Gyumri is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: O'micron (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Vagharshapat

  Վաղարշապատ

  Town · Armavir Province

  Vagharshapat is the fifth largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about 18 km (11 mi) west of the capital Yerevan, and 10 km (6 mi) north of the Turkish-Armenian border.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Echmiatsin Armenia 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.0 de). Map

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  Vanadzor

  Վանաձոր

  City · Lori Province

  Vanadzor is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128 kilometres north of the capital Yerevan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Emptyfear (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Lake Sevan

  Սևանա լիճ

  Lake · Gegharkunik Province

  Lake Sevan is the largest body of water in Armenia and the broader Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater alpine lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, at an altitude of 1,900 m (6,234 ft) above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Sevan aerial.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Mount Aragats

  Արագած հրաբուխ

  Mountain · Aragatsotn Province

  Mount Aragats is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m (13,420 ft) above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Highlands.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Armenak Margarian (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Garni Temple

  Գառնիի հեթանոսական տաճար

  Ruins · Kotayk Province

  The Garni Temple is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km (19 mi) east of Yerevan. Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Katsiaryna Naliuka (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Khor Virap

  Խոր Վիրապ

  Religious · Ararat Province

  Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Artashat, Ararat Province, in the territory of ancient Artaxata.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Matenadaran

  Երևանի Մատենադարան

  Culture · Yerevan

  The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a museum, archive and scientific institution.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map