Gharghavank

Zoravan, Armenia

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Gharghavank, also known as Zoravor Church, is a ruined Armenian Apostolic church situated on the lower slopes of Mount Ara in Kotayk Province, Armenia, near the village of Zoravan. Built in 661, the structure exemplifies Armenian architectural tradition and now stands as a cultural heritage monument. The church is accessed via a dirt road that branches from near the village cemetery, leading uphill to the building's isolated position on the hillside, where it remains barely distinguishable among other nearby ruins. An ancient cemetery lies further up the slope from the church itself.