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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Kotayk, Armenia · Asia
Buzhakan is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Aragyugh, 43km from Dilijan National Park.
Buzhakan is a town located in Kotayk, Armenia. With a population of 1,653, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Buzhakan 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 Buzhakan to your route.
Buzhakan (Armenian: Բուժական), also Romanized as Bujhakan; formerly, Babakishi), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is situated along the eastern foothills of the Tsaghkunyats mountain range, upon a fertile slope. Early settlers of the village began immigrating to the area in 1829 from Bitlis, Artsap,Read more
Alashkert, Mush, Sasun, and Khoy. The community has a school, kindergarten, and a library. In a wooded area to the north of Buzhakan is the well-known 10th-14th century Teghenyats Monastery, and to the east of the village are the ruins of a 6th-7th century church.
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Buzhakan is located in Kotayk, Armenia, Asia. The coordinates are 40.4557 latitude, 44.5195 longitude.
Buzhakan has a population of approximately 1,653 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.
26 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.
36 km · about 40 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.
42 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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