UNESCO World Heritage Yerevan & Around
Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Vagharshapat)
Considered the oldest cathedral in the world, founded around 301–303 AD, and the centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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Yerevan & Around
The valley east of Yerevan holds Armenia's best day-trip sights, set among gorges, orchards and basalt cliffs.
Landmarks in Yerevan & Around
- UNESCO World Heritage
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Yerevan & Around
Garni Temple
A first-century Greco-Roman temple on a gorge edge, the only standing pagan temple of its kind in the former Soviet Union.
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UNESCO World Heritage Yerevan & Around
Geghard Monastery
A thirteenth-century monastery partly carved into the cliff, with rock-cut chapels and remarkable acoustics.
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Yerevan & Around
Khor Virap Monastery
A monastery beside the Turkish border with the classic view of snow-capped Mount Ararat, where Saint Gregory the Illuminator was held in a pit.
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Yerevan & Around
Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian Genocide Memorial), Yerevan
A hilltop memorial with an eternal flame and a museum commemorating the victims of 1915.
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Yerevan & Around
Yerevan Cascade
A giant limestone staircase with fountains and modern sculptures, leading up to views of the city and Mount Ararat.