ancient ruins
Zvartnots Cathedral
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.
12 km · about 25 min drive
Yerevan, Armenia · Asia
Shengavit is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tairov, 12km from Zvartnots Cathedral.
Shengavit is a city located in Yerevan, Armenia. With a population of 140,600, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Shengavit 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 Shengavit to your route.
The Shengavit Settlement (Armenian: Շենգավիթ հնավայր, Shengavit' hənavayr) is an archaeological site in present-day Yerevan, Armenia (in Shengavit administrative district) located on a hill south-east of Yerevan Lake. It was inhabited during a series of settlement phases from around 3000 BC cal to 2500 BC cal in theRead more
Kura–Araxes (Shengavitian) period of the Early Bronze Age and irregularly re-used until 2200 BC cal. The town occupied an area of six hectares. It appears that Shengavit was a societal center for the areas surrounding the town due to its unusual size, evidence of surplus production of grains, and metallurgy, as well as its monumental 4 meter wide stone wall. Three smaller village sites of Moukhannat Tepe, Khorumbulagh, and Tairov have been identified and were located outside the walls of Shengavit. Its pottery makes it a type site of the Kura-Araxes or Early Transcaucasian Period and the Shengavitian culture area.
The name Shengavit is composed of Armenian "shen" ("շեն" meaning "prosperous") and "gavit" ("գավիթ" meaning "narthex", "parish") and is the name of the village that was on the territory of the settlement.
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Shengavit is located in Yerevan, Armenia, Asia. The coordinates are 40.1557 latitude, 44.4779 longitude.
Shengavit has a population of approximately 140,600 people, making it a city in Armenia.
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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.
12 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
An iconic Armenian monastery at the foot of Mount Ararat where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years, offering the most famous view of Ararat.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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