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Sacred sites in Syunik

Explore 15 sacred places in Syunik, Armenia, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.

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Baghaberd Fortress and Church Remains
Historical regional religious traditions

Baghaberd Fortress and Church Remains

Kapan area, Syunik, Armenia

Baghaberd Fortress and Church Remains is a documented archaeological site in Kapan area, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Historical regional religious traditions....

Bgheno-Noravank Monastery
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Bgheno-Noravank Monastery

Bardzravan, Syunik, Armenia

Bgheno-Noravank Monastery is a documented monastery in Bardzravan, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Halidzor Fortress Church
Historical regional religious traditions

Halidzor Fortress Church

Halidzor, Syunik, Armenia

Halidzor Fortress Church is a documented archaeological site in Halidzor, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Historical regional religious traditions....

Karahundj
Celtic and Prehistoric

Karahundj

Syunik, Armenia

On a high plateau above the Dar River canyon in Armenia's Syunik Province, 223 basalt stones stand in arrangements that have resisted definitive interpretation for decades....

Meghri Saint Sargis Church
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Meghri Saint Sargis Church

Meghri, Syunik, Armenia

Meghri Saint Sargis Church is a documented church in Meghri, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Meghri Surb Astvatsatsin Church
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Meghri Surb Astvatsatsin Church

Meghri, Syunik, Armenia

Meghri Surb Astvatsatsin Church is a documented church in Meghri, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape

Sisian, Syunik, Armenia

Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape is a documented sacred natural site in Sisian, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Sisavan Church
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Sisavan Church

Sisian, Syunik, Armenia

Sisavan Church is a documented church in Sisian, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Surb Tadevos Church, Old Khndzoresk
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Surb Tadevos Church, Old Khndzoresk

Khndzoresk, Syunik, Armenia

Surb Tadevos Church, Old Khndzoresk is a documented church in Khndzoresk, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Tatev Monastery
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Tatev Monastery

Tatev, Syunik, Armenia

Tatev Monastery is a documented monastery in Tatev, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Tatevi Anapat
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Tatevi Anapat

Tatev, Syunik, Armenia

Tatevi Anapat is a documented sacred site in Tatev, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Ughtasar Petroglyphs,  Armenia
Celtic and Prehistoric

Ughtasar Petroglyphs, Armenia

Syunik, Armenia

Above three thousand metres on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Armenia's Syunik Province, over two thousand rock fragments carry carvings made across millennia —...

Vahanavank Monastery
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Vahanavank Monastery

Kapan, Syunik, Armenia

Vahanavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Kapan, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Vorotnavank Monastery
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Vorotnavank Monastery

Vaghatin, Syunik, Armenia

Vorotnavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Vaghatin, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Zorats Karer
Armenian Apostolic Christianity

Zorats Karer

Sisian, Syunik, Armenia

Zorats Karer is a documented sacred site in Sisian, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....

Key questions

Syunik sacred-site questions

How many sacred sites are listed in Syunik?

This regional guide currently includes 15 sacred sites in Syunik, Armenia.

Which traditions are represented in Syunik?

The most represented traditions in the current guide include Armenian Apostolic Christianity, Celtic and Prehistoric, Historical regional religious traditions.

Can I view Syunik sacred sites on a map?

Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.