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Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

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Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of
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Geghard monastery has a great setting, amidst rocky mountains. The dark grey monastery is a popular daytrip from Yerevan (often combined with the pagan-but-completely-rebuilt Garni temple),
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Paul Tanner (UK): All 3 of Armenia's WHS are churches or monasteries! Apart from ticking off additional WHS one must ask whether there is a great deal of extra benefit to be gained from chasing all 3 since
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Posted by Mr. OH 2007/02/26 21:14 2007/02/26 21:14
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What I liked best (besides the wonderful location) were the delicate carvings on the in- and outside of the main building. For example, the coat-of-arms relief in one of the rock churches.
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