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Adventures In Armenia


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"Life is measured by the roads taken and the people met." We invite you to visit to Armenia - take another road and to meet our people,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.wishup.net/eng/wishups/

 

next time you wish to spend time in Armenia Wishup Adventures can make your Visit bit more interesting :ap:

 

Wishup association was founded in 1995. Wishups (dragons in Armenian) imbibed people of different professions and similar interests have a goal of development of active life style, wild-life conservation, making stress on ecological issues. Wishups took their active part in many touristy activities within Armenia and abroad.

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Hiking Tour in Armenia

 

adventure vacationWhat does "hiking" mean in Armenia? Gorges and churches perched on the bare cliffs or in deep forests, caves and villages

cut in the rocks. Imagine that you find yourself somewhere far away, surrounded by high cliffs and alpine grasslands. Imagine that on your way everybody living in the traditional villages, small and old will meet you as friends. Imagine you can see the unique historical sites, which are far from the motorways and only overcoming the difficulties of the long way you can admire them. If you are a restless seeker of adventure, if you are interested in flora, fauna and geology, if you want to feel the odour of the ancient history of Armenia, join us on the way of excitement and discovery.

 

* Fields of Dolmens and Menghirs in Sissian and Goris

(Zangezour) 5-4 mil. BC

* Camps of primitive civilisations

* The rock carvings - 6 mil. BC

* Neolithic settlements of Shengavit, Ltchashen - 4-3 mil. BC

* The settlement of the Early Humans - 178 000 mil. BC

* Urartian sites and fortresses, numerous cuneiform writings - 1 mil. BC

* Numerous ancient fortresses, monasteries and pre-Christian temples

* The prehistoric observatories - Karahunge 5 mil. BC and Metsamor 2 mil. BC

* Haghpat Monastery - designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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places to see :) next time i'm in Armenia

 

Smbataberd Fortress

 

Smbataberd Fortress

From Armeniapedia.org

 

IX AD - Vayots Dzor Marz

Smbataberd Fortress side from below.

http://www.armeniapedia.org/images/b/b4/Smbataberd_fortressside-dcp1578.jpg

Smbataberd Fortress side from below.

 

The 9th century fortress of Smbatabert**. This spectacular castle sits on the crest of the ridge between Artabuynk and Yeghegis (or, as most people still call them, Yeghegis and Alayaz), and includes an upper citadel. The castle received water from a buried clay pipe leading from the monastery. According to legend, the Turks compelled the fort’s surrender by employing a thirsty horse to sniff out the pipeline. (Source: Rediscovering Armenia Guidebook.)

 

The road leading up to Smbatabert is very very narrow and steep, with barely enough space for one Niva and a sheer cliff on one side. I recommend walking, especially if there has been significant rains lately. Fill up your water bottles at the pipe-spring you passed a little after driving through the river, I did not see water at the top.

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