Saint's Barbara church

#112 among destinations in Armenia

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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. Legend holds that Saint Barbara was martyred by her cruel father for espousing Christianity. She is one of the saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church. ()

Coordinates: 40°23'53"N, 44°26'33"E

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AragatsotnArmenia

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Saint's Barbara church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saghmosavank, Holy Mother of God Church, Hovhannavank, Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi.

2.7 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Saghmosavank, Artashavan
69 min walk • The Saghmosavank is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.8 miS
Church, Ruins
Holy Mother of God Church
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4.9 miSW
Medieval monastery next to a canyon
Hovhannavank
126 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.
5.6 miSW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
142 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.
5.8 miSW
Church
Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
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5.6 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ushiberd, Ashtarak
142 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.
0.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Ara Mountain
19 min walk • 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.
5.1 miSE
Monastery
Gharghavank
131 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.
6.9 miSE
Park
Lyon Park, Yerevan
178 min walk • Lyon Park, popularly known as Tokhmakh, is a public park in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. It occupies an area of 17 hectares in the eastern Erebuni District of the capital city.