K’arahun
K’arahun is a stream in Ararat Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,396 metres. K’arahun is situated nearby to the hamlet Baberd, as well as near the abandoned locality Mets Glan.Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank) and Saint Karapet Chapel.
St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank)
Church
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aghjots Vank; also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght, is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov State Reserve located half a mile walk from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar, and near the villages of Goght and Garni in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
Saint Karapet Chapel
Church
Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Karapet Chapel is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of K’arahun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baberd and Goght.
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.
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 5 km north of K’arahun.
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.
K’arahun
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.09112° or 40° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
44.79169° or 44° 47′ 30″ eastElevation
1,396 metres (4,580 feet)Open location code
8HG63QRR+CMGeoNames ID
11128695
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In Other Languages
“K’arahun” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “K’arahun”
- Armenian: “Քարահուն”
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