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Touring Gavarr in Armenia
Gavarr in the region of Gegharkʼunikʼ with its 21,680 citizens is a city located in Armenia - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) East of Yerevan , the country's capital city .
Time in Gavarr is now 12:40 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Yerevan " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Artashat, Erzurum, Doğubeyazıt, and Grozny. Being here already, consider visiting Tabriz . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Gavarr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Yerevan - August 2007
Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world with a recorded history of 3500 years. In 301 AD Armenia became the first Christian state in the world, with Gregory the Illuminator as the first he ..
Lake Sevan/ Sevana Lij, Armenia
Footage from Sevan Lake/ Sevana Lij in Armenia. Sevan armenia hayastan sevan lake church above adventure culture armenian armenians christian orthodox beach water sevana lij ..
Trip To Sevan and Tsakhkadzor
This is a video of Sevan and its surrounding cities. sorry for the wobbling guys :( its hard to film and drive a boat at the same time. well at about 21 seconds into the video you can see "Harsnakar" ..
Khatchkars of Noratus (Arménie/Armenia)
Exiting at a somewhat over-engineered cloverleaf intersection leads one toward Lake Sevan and the ancient village of Noratus or Noraduz (3534 v). Turning right at the first street past the bridge lead ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gavar
Gavar, is a city and the provincial capital of the Armenian province of Gegharkunik. It was known as Nor Bayezet or Novyi Bayazet until 1959, then Kamo (named in honour of Bolshevik of the same name) until 1996. The town is situated in the mountains with an average altitude of 2000 meters above sea level, on a distance of 98 kilometers to the east of the capital Yerevan.
Located at 40.36 45.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Atsarat
Atsarat (also, Hatsarat and Pashakend) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The town contains a small domed church built in 898.
Located at 40.34 45.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Artsvakar
Artsvakar (formerly, Ghshlakh) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Administratively, Artsvakar is a suburb of Gavar. There is an Iron Age fortress in the town.
Located at 40.36 45.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Gandzak, Armenia
Gandzak (Armenian: Գանձակ; formerly Batikian, Batikyan, Kësamamed and Kyosamamed) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was named Batikian for a time in honor of Batik Batikian (1892-1920)a Communist martyr.
Located at 40.31 45.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Noratus cemetery
Noratus cemetery or Noraduz cemetery is a medieval cemetery with a large number of early khachkars located in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik marz near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in the republic of Armenia. It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the destruction of the khachkars in Old Julfa, Nakhichevan by the government of Azerbaijan.
Located at 40.37 45.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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