Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley World Heritage Site

Official name

Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley | UNESCO

Country

Armenia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Kotayk' Region, near the village of Goght
40.1588° Lat, 44.7966° Lon | Map

Code

960

Time Zone

Asia/Yerevan (+04, +0400)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. 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.