Shishkond

Places of Interest

Tegher Monastery

Church

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Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Tegher Monastery is situated 2½ km southwest of Shishkond.

Artavazik Church

Church

Photo: Melqon93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Artavazik Church of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Artavazik Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Shishkond.

Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope

Building

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The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54 or the Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope, is a radio telescope in Orgov, Armenia. It was built between 1975 and 1985 and was active between 1986 and 1990 before its use was halted.

Places in the Area

Antarut

Village

Photo: Hambi88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Antarut is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

Orgov

Village

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orgov is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Orgov is home to the Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort.

Byurakan

Photo: Serouj, Public domain.

Byurakan is a city in Armenia located on the volcano Aragats. It is a good place to sleep to then climb Mount Aragats.

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