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Amberd Fortress
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Aragatsotn, Armenia · Asia
Aragats is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hartavan, 51km from Dilijan National Park.
Aragats is a town located in Aragatsotn, Armenia. With a population of 3,643, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Aragats sits in Armenia. It's in the Asia/Yerevan time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aragats to your route.
Aragats (Armenian: Արագած) is a village in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
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Aragats is located in Aragatsotn, Armenia, Asia. The coordinates are 40.4889 latitude, 44.3529 longitude.
Aragats has a population of approximately 3,643 people, making it a town in Armenia.
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castle
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Haunting ring of 7th-century columns from a collapsed circular cathedral, framed by Mount Ararat on the Yerevan–Etchmiadzin road; a UNESCO World Heritage ruin.
37 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Armenia's Little Switzerland, a lush forested national park in the Lesser Caucasus with medieval monasteries hidden among beech and oak forests.
51 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet Union, a 1st-century pagan shrine overlooking the dramatic Azat River gorge.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO partially rock-cut medieval monastery with extraordinary acoustics, said to house the spear that pierced Christ's side at the crucifixion.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A 10th-13th century monastery of three churches hidden in beech forest above Dilijan, with a vaulted 1248 refectory. The setting, deep in trees on a mountainside, is what sets it apart.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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