French: Monastère de Gherart et la Haute vallée de l’Azat
The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley is a World Heritage site in Armenia defined by the UNESCO in 2000 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing Location.
It is on position 149 (201, 631) in our monthly survey..

"The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by towering cliffs at the entrance to the Azat Valley."
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