Ara Mountain

#58 among destinations in Armenia

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Mount Ara is a polygenetic stratovolcanic cone in Armenia's Kotayk Province. The town of Zoravan and a nearby church, Gharghavank, are located along the mountain's lower slopes. The town of Yeghvard is below the mountain. ()

Local name: Արա լեռ Elevation: 8576 ftCoordinates: 40°24'20"N, 44°27'8"E

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AragatsotnArmenia

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Ara Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saghmosavank, Hovhannavank, Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi.

3.4 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Saghmosavank, Artashavan
87 min walk • The Saghmosavank is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.7 miSW
Medieval monastery next to a canyon
Hovhannavank
145 min walk • Hovhannavank is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to the village of Ohanavan.
6.3 miSW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
161 min walk • Saint Sarkis Monastery is a large monastic complex, 45 by 54 metres just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC.
6.5 miSW
Church
Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
166 min walk • The church of Surp Astvatsatsin is located just off of the main highway through the village of Karbi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The basilica was completed between the years of 1691–1693, while the belfry was built earlier in 1338.
6.3 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ushiberd, Ashtarak
161 min walk • Ushiberd is an Iron Age fortress located upon a hill just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It has almost completely collapsed except for portions of the walls that once surrounded the fortress, located around the edge of the hill before it descends.
5 miSE
Monastery
Gharghavank
128 min walk • Gharghavank is a ruined Armenian Apostolic church located on the outskirts of the village of Zoravan, at the lower slopes of Mount Ara in Kotayk Province, Armenia.
0.7 miSW
Church
Saint's Barbara church
19 min walk • Kuys Varvara is a revered religious figure in parts of Armenia, and the Tsaghkavank is a cave shrine devoted to her on the southern slopes of Mount Ara. The mossy cave is reported to contain a spring, held as sacred by some believers. An altar, ferns, and candle vendors are also around the shrine.