Garni Geophysical Observatory
Garni Geophysical Observatory is a monitoring station in Kotayk Province, Armenia. Garni Geophysical Observatory is situated nearby to the village Goght, as well as near Geghard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Havuts Tar and Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.
Havuts Tar
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Havuts Tar is an 11th to 13th century walled monastery, situated upon a promontory along the Azat River Valley across from the villages of Goght and Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Havuts Tar is situated 3½ km southeast of Garni Geophysical Observatory.
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 3 km south of Garni Geophysical Observatory.
Surb Amenaprkich
Church
Photo: Toneyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surb Amenaprkich is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Garni Geophysical Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garni and Goght.
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.
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 3½ km east of Garni Geophysical Observatory.
Geghard
Village
Photo: Dec53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geghard is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght. Geghard is situated 5 km east of Garni Geophysical Observatory.
Garni Geophysical Observatory
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1482° or 40° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
44.74138° or 44° 44′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8HG64PXR+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1970550386OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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