The sightseeings of Gegharkunik

Gegarkunik is the most visited region in Armenia. The greatest advantage of the region is that here is located one of the pearls of the country – Lake Sevan. Especially in summer, every tourist who visits Yerevan, at least one day rests in Sevan. Besides Lake Sevan, there are other sightseeings in the region such as the volcanic cones in Geghama and Vardenis and Ajdahak and Armaghan volcanoes, hiding beautiful lakes in their craters.

SEVANAVANK

Sevanavank is a monastic complex, located on Sevan peninsula of Gegharkunik region. According to found materials, the first st. Harutyun church (Resurrection) was built on the island of Sevan...

NORATUS

Noratus village is located in Gegharkunik region, on the right bank of the Gavaraget River, 5 km to the North-East of Gavar city. It is one of the oldest settlements of Gegharkunik region, were lots of ...

ARMAGHAN MOUNTAIN

Armaghan Mountain is located in Gegharkunik region. The altitude is 2829 m. There is a lake on the peak of the mount: diameter – 50 m., depth – 15 m. The mount is a part of the...

AZHDAHAK MOUNT

Azhdahak is a peak in the central part of Geghama Mountains, the highest point. The altitude is 3597 m. There is a crater with water adjacent to the North-Western part of the peak...

LAKE SEVAN

Lake Sevan is the only lake in Armenia, which belongs to the class of large lakes. This is one of the 3 major lakes, which we used to call seas (Sevan was called Geghama Sea and Gegharkunyats Sea)...