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 locality Khotavet, as well as near the hamlet Bayburd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garni Pagan Temple;Garni Temple and Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.
Garni Pagan Temple;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 Pagan Temple;Garni Temple is situated 3 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.
Khumarzham (Khonarvats) Church ruins
Church
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khumarzham (Khonarvats) Church ruins is situated 3½ km north of Gora Makhmud-Dag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayburd and Garni.
Bayburd
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. Bayburd 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″ northLongitude
44.74778° or 44° 44′ 52″ eastElevation
1,745 metres (5,725 feet)Open location code
8HG63PQX+24GeoNames ID
799665
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