Garni and Geghard through the Azat Valley and the Basalt
A short trip from Yerevan linking an archaeological site, a gorge of basalt columns and a living monastery carved into the rock.
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Garni Temple is a basalt building within an archaeological precinct. Its colonnade overlooks a gorge, and the wider site also contains traces of fortifications, palace structures, a Roman bath and a mosaic.
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What makes it special
- See the basalt colonnade and its setting beside the gorge.
- The archaeological precinct also preserves traces of fortifications, palace structures, a Roman bath and a mosaic.
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- Armenia · World Bank Open Data
- Garni · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Garni, Garni village, Garni community, Kotayk Province, 2215, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Garni, Garni village, Garni community, Kotayk Province, 2215, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Garni Temple · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Garni temple, Jemma Aleqyan street, Garni, Garni village, Garni community, Kotayk Province, 2215, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 03/10/2026