Blrashen
Blrashen is a ruin in Ararat Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,482 metres. Blrashen is situated nearby to the hamlet Baberd, as well as near the village Goght.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garni Temple and Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.
Garni Temple
Temple
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The Garni Temple is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km east of Yerevan. Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. Garni Temple is situated 1¼ km north of Blrashen.
Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni
Church
Photo: Volodya G., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mashtots Hayrapet is a church located within the village of Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was built in the 12th century at the site of what was formerly a pagan shrine. Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni is situated 2 km north of Blrashen.
Havuts Tar
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Havuts Tar is an 11th to 13th century walled monastery, situated upon a promontory along the Azat River Valley across from the villages of Goght and Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Havuts Tar is situated 4 km northeast of Blrashen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garni and Baberd.
Garni
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.
Garni is a village in the Kotayk Province of Central Armenia. Most visitors come on day trips from Yerevan to see Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery, but the area deserves a longer stay.
Baberd
Hamlet
Geghmahovit or Bayburd is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Traces of an early medieval armenian Bayburd settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River. Baberd is situated 4½ km east of Blrashen.
Goght
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goght is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. Goght is situated 6 km northeast of Blrashen.
Blrashen
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Alikrykh”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.1013° or 40° 6′ 5″ northLongitude
44.7345° or 44° 44′ 4″ eastElevation
1,482 metres (4,862 feet)Open location code
8HG64P2M+GQGeoNames ID
616795
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In Other Languages
“Blrashen” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բլրաշեն”
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