Gora Makhmud-Dag

Gora Makhmud-Dag is a mountain in Ararat Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,745 metres. Gora Makhmud-Dag is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Khotavet, as well as near the locality Blrashen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garni Temple and Garni Fortress.

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 3 km northwest of Gora Makhmud-Dag.

Garni Fortress

Archaeological site

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Garni Fortress is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Gora Makhmud-Dag.

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 3½ km north of Gora Makhmud-Dag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baberd and Garni.

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 3 km east of Gora Makhmud-Dag.

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.

Goght

Village

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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 Gora Makhmud-Dag.

Gora Makhmud-Dag

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,745 metres
Category: landform
Location: Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.0875° or 40° 5′ 15″ north

Longitude

44.74778° or 44° 44′ 52″ east

Elevation

1,745 metres (5,725 feet)

Open location code

8HG63PQX+24

GeoNames ID

799665

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