ancient ruins
Zvartnots Cathedral
Haunting ring of 7th-century columns from a collapsed circular cathedral, framed by Mount Ararat on the Yerevan–Etchmiadzin road; a UNESCO World Heritage ruin.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Shengavit
Yerevan, Armenia · Asia
About Shengavit
Shengavit is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tairov, 12km from Zvartnots Cathedral.
Shengavit is in Yerevan, Armenia, with about 140,000 people. The nearest town is Tairov, about 4 km away.
The Shengavit Settlement (Armenian: Շենգավիթ հնավայր, Shengavit' hənavayr) is an archaeological site in present-day Yerevan, Armenia (in Shengavit administrative district) located on a hill south-east of Yerevan Lake. It was inhabited during a series of settlement phases from around 3000 BC cal to 2500 BC cal in theRead more
Kura–Araxes (Shengavitian) period of the Early Bronze Age and irregularly re-used until 2200 BC cal. The town occupied an area of six hectares. It appears that Shengavit was a societal center for the areas surrounding the town due to its unusual size, evidence of surplus production of grains, and metallurgy, as well as its monumental 4 meter wide stone wall. Three smaller village sites of Moukhannat Tepe, Khorumbulagh, and Tairov have been identified and were located outside the walls of Shengavit. Its pottery makes it a type site of the Kura-Araxes or Early Transcaucasian Period and the Shengavitian culture area.
The name Shengavit is composed of Armenian "shen" ("շեն" meaning "prosperous") and "gavit" ("գավիթ" meaning "narthex", "parish") and is the name of the village that was on the territory of the settlement.
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What is there to see near Shengavit?
Within an hour or so of Shengavit: Zvartnots Cathedral (12 km), Garni Temple (22 km), Geghard Monastery (29 km), Khor Virap (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Shengavit?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Shengavit?
Shengavit is in Yerevan, Armenia, about 4 km from Tairov.
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- Population
- 140,600
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Yerevan
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.1557, 44.4779
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Worth the detour from Shengavit
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Garni Temple
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet Union, a 1st-century pagan shrine overlooking the dramatic Azat River gorge.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Geghard Monastery
A UNESCO partially rock-cut medieval monastery with extraordinary acoustics, said to house the spear that pierced Christ's side at the crucifixion.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Khor Virap
An iconic Armenian monastery at the foot of Mount Ararat where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years, offering the most famous view of Ararat.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Amberd Fortress
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Shengavit
- 68 kmOrbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass)Best-preserved caravanserai in Armenia, built in 1332 at the 2,410 m Vardenyats (Selim) Pass on the Silk Road: the hairpin climb between Yeghegnadzor and Lake Sevan is a classic drive.
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