Garni Municipality
Garni Municipality is in Kotayk Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,657 metres. Garni Municipality is situated nearby to the locality Portik, as well as near Sotsgyukh.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 4 km southeast of Garni Municipality.
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 4 km southeast of Garni Municipality.
Khumarzham (Khonarvats) Church ruins
Church
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khumarzham (Khonarvats) Church ruins is situated 3½ km southeast of Garni Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garni and Geghadir.
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.
Geghadir
Village
Geghadir, known as Kyarpichlu until 1935, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on the Yerevan–Garni road. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Van, Khnus, Kars, and Bitlis in 1918–1924. Geghadir is situated 5 km west of Garni Municipality.
Hatsavan
Village
Hatsavan is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Hatsavan is situated 5 km west of Garni Municipality.
Garni Municipality
- Also known as: “Garni” and “Garni Community”
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1474° or 40° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
44.7103° or 44° 42′ 37″ eastPopulation
13,000Elevation
1,657 metres (5,436 feet)Open location code
8HG64PW6+W4GeoNames ID
13156546
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In Other Languages
“Garni Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գառնի համայնք”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portik and Sotsgyukh.
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