Alur Aghi

Alur Aghi is a historical site in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,495 metres. Alur Aghi is situated nearby to the village Ghazaravan, as well as near Bazmaghbyur.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi and Targmanchats church of Parpi.

Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi

Church

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Saint Sarkis Monastery is a large monastic complex, 45 by 54 metres just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC. Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi is situated 3 km southeast of Alur Aghi.

Targmanchats church of Parpi

Church

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Targmanchats church of Parpi is situated 4 km south of Alur Aghi.

Tsiranavor church of Parpi

Church

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Tsiranavor church of Parpi is situated 4 km south of Alur Aghi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghazaravan and Bazmaghbyur.

Ghazaravan

Village

Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ghazaravan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby, there are Bronze Age fortresses.

Bazmaghbyur

Village

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Bazmaghbyur is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Bazmaghbyur is situated 3 km southwest of Alur Aghi.

Parpi

Village

Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parpi is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the 5th-century Tsiranavor Church, with 7th- and 10th-century modifications. Parpi is situated 4 km south of Alur Aghi.

Alur Aghi

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.36108° or 40° 21′ 40″ north

Longitude

44.32928° or 44° 19′ 45″ east

Elevation

1,495 metres (4,905 feet)

Open location code

8HG6986H+CP

GeoNames ID

11231012

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In Other Languages

“Alur Aghi” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Alur Aghi”
Armenian: “Ալուր աղի”

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