Arshakid Mausoleum

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The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is best known for the mausoleum that once contained the remains of both Christian and pagan kings of the Arshakid dynasty of Armenia. Approximately one hundred meters north of the basilica and tomb complex is a shrine that sits alongside a path leading down to the gorge below, where there are many caves that date from the 16th-18th centuries. Some of the caves have doors and were used during these periods as refuge from invasions. ()

Local name: Արշակունիների դամբարանCompleted: IV centuryArchitectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°18'45"N, 44°15'22"E

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AragatsotnArmenia

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Arshakid Mausoleum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Amberd, Vahramashen Church, Tegher Monastery, Saint Marianeh Church.

5.5 miN
Ruins, Historical place, Forts and castles
Amberd, Byurakan
140 min walk • Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia. The name translates to "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian.
5.4 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Vahramashen Church, Byurakan
138 min walk • The Vahramashen Church, also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family.
2.4 miN
Monastery
Tegher Monastery, Byurakan
62 min walk • Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.6 miE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Marianeh Church, Ashtarak
142 min walk • Saint Marianeh church, also known as Saint Marineh, is a medieval Armenian church located in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby are the churches of Karmravor, Spitakavor, Tsiranavor, and Surp Sarkis. There is also a unique bridge of 1664 in the gorge nearby.
4.9 miSE
Church
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral
125 min walk • Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. It is one of Armenia's better known churches and a pilgrimage site. Pilgrims visit the church on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October.
6 miNE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
153 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.
5.6 miS
Monastery
Targmanchats monastery
142 min walk • Targmanchats Vank of the 6th to 7th century is located within the village of Aygeshat in the Armavir Province of Armenia just off the main road through town. The site is gated and one must inquire about accessing the church.
1.5 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Byurakan Observatory, Byurakan
39 min walk • The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia.
6 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ushiberd, Ashtarak
153 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.
2 miN
Monastery
Artavazik Church, Byurakan
52 min walk • Artavazik Church of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
3.3 miSE
Monastery
Surp Hovhannes Church of Voskevaz
85 min walk • Surp Hovhannes or Voskevaz Church is a 7th- to 12th-century basilica located in the village of Voskevaz in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.