Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built. The eastern shore is occupied by the Armenian president's summer residence, while the monastery's still active seminary moved to newly constructed buildings at the northern shore of the peninsula.
Nerkin Getashen is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located along the southwestern coast of Lake Sevan. South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen, founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush and Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.
Artsvanist is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.
Karmirgyugh is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Lchashen is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Tsovagyugh is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Vardadzor is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Lake Sevan lies a few kilometres to the northeast of the village.
Areguni is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Artanish is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.
Berdkunk is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Chkalovka is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Hayravank is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is the site of the 9th-century Hayravank Monastery.
Kalavan is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is 1,600 meters above sea level, having cemeteries and stone-century outdoor stations in its surroundings. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. Many well-known foreign and Armenian specialists have bought houses and initiated economic activities in Kalavan. This village has been described as an example of successful community development.
Karmrashen is a village in the Jermuk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. The village is now composed of 65 families.
Shoghakat is a village and a rural community in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located near Lake Sevan, northwest of the Artanish Peninsula. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.
Tsovinar is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan.
Verin Getashen is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located just southwest of Lake Sevan. The village lies to the south of Nerkin Getashen, lit. 'Lower Getashen'. The village containts the St. Astvatsatsin and the St. Sargis churches.
Lchavan is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the southeast of Lake Sevan.
Vanevan Monastery is a monastery located along a gorge south of the village of Artsvanist, southeast of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The main church of Saint Grigor, was built in 903 by Prince Shapuh Bagratuni and his sister Mariam, siblings of King Smbat I. The church located on the southern end may have been built around the same time, while the gavit between the two was added at a later point in time. Saint Grigor was renovated and restored by King Gagik I of the Bagratid dynasty in the late 10th century. During this restoration a surrounding wall was built.
Kotavank is a church located on a hill overlooking the Argitchi River and village of Nerkin Getashen, south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. A large medieval cemetery surrounds the church with numerous khachkars. A modern cemetery adjacent has started to encroach upon the old one, leaving many of the khachkars and ancient tombstones upturned in a pile, moved from their original locations. Upon a hill adjacent to the modern cemetery is yet another ancient cemetery with many khachkars. Within the village is a small ruined basilica called "Jam" by the locals with ancient khachkars and tombstones built into its walls, and not far away is a small shrine. There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages located 2 km to the east and 3 km the west of the village. Other khachkars may be seen along the main road leading to the hill where Kotavank rests upon. In early medieval years it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot. Both Kotavank and Kot were partially destroyed during invasions in the 10th and 11th centuries and later by an earthquake.
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