Arshakid Mausoleum
The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: grave monument complex in Armenia
- Also known as: “Arshakunyats‘ T’agavorneri Dambaran”, “Tomb of Arshakuni Kings”, and “Tomb of the Arshakid Kings”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Byurakan astrophysic observatory and Tegher Monastery.
Byurakan astrophysic observatory
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia. Byurakan astrophysic observatory is situated 2½ km northeast of Arshakid Mausoleum.
Tegher Monastery
Church
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 3½ km north of Arshakid Mausoleum.
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 northeast of Arshakid Mausoleum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghdzk and Agarak.
Aghdzk
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aghdzk is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the Arshakid Mausoleum, a large grave monument complex and basilica of the 4th to 5th centuries.
Agarak
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agarak is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located on Amberd River. The modern settlement was founded mainly by emigrants from Van, Gavash and Bitlis.
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.
Arshakid Mausoleum
- Categories: funerary structure, tomb, cultural property, and burial
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Arshakid Mausoleum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Arshakunyats’ T’agavorneri Dambaran”
- Armenian: “Արշակունիների դամբարան”
- Armenian: “Արշակունյաց թագավորների դամբարան”
- Armenian: “Դամբարան Արշակունյաց թագավորների”
- Belarusian: “Маўзалей Аршакідаў”
- Georgian: “არშაკიდების მავზოლეუმი”
- Persian: “آرامگاه آرشاکونی”
- Persian: “مقبره آرشاکونی”
- Spanish: “Mausoleo de Arshakid”
- Spanish: “Mausoleo y Basílica de los Reyes Arshakíes”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Arshakuni”
- Spanish: “Tumba de los Reyes Arshakíes”
- Turkish: “Arşakuni Mozolesi”
- Western Armenian: “Արշակունիներու Դամբարան”
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