Areni-1 cave

The Areni-1 cave complex is an ancient multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the village in southern along the Arpa River.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Neolithic site in Armenia
  • Also known as: “Areni-1” and “Areni-1 cave complex”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magellan cave and Areni Church.

Cave
Photo: Magellancave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 700 metres south of Areni-1 cave.

Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surb Astvatsatsin of Areni is a single-nave two-aisled domed church completed in the year 1321. It is located atop a plateau overlooking the Arpa River and the village of in the of . is situated 1½ km southwest of Areni-1 cave.

Cemetery
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Areni-1 cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Areni and Rind.

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and the center of the Municipality of the in Armenia. is best known for its wine production, with the majority of wine produced locally from the nearby village of .

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Areni Municipality of the in . is situated 4 km northwest of Areni-1 cave.

Village
Photo: Lilit Ayvazyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an abandoned village in the Areni Municipality of the of . is situated 5 km south of Areni-1 cave.

Areni-1 cave

Latitude
39.73141° or 39° 43′ 53″ north
Longitude
45.20358° or 45° 12′ 13″ east
Open location code
8HF7P6J3+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1007510
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Areni-1 cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آريني ـ 1”
  • Arabic: “مجمع كهوف آريني ـ 1”
  • Armenian: “Արենի 1 քարանձավ”
  • Armenian: “Արենի-1 քարանձավային համալիր”
  • Armenian: “Արենիի քարանձավ”
  • Armenian: “Թռչունների քարանձավ”
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Арэні”
  • Catalan: “Areni-1”
  • Chinese: “Areni-1洞穴羣”
  • Chinese: “Areni-1洞穴群”
  • Dutch: “Arenigrot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ارينا 1”
  • Estonian: “Areni-1”
  • French: “Areni-1”
  • French: “Grotte Areni-1”
  • German: “Areni-1”
  • Japanese: “アレニ-1複合洞窟”
  • Kotava: “Areni (arula)”
  • Kotava: “Areni”
  • Latin: “Spelunca Areni 1”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਰੇਨੀ-1 ਗੁਫ਼ਾ”
  • Persian: “مجموعه غار آرنی-۱”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Areni-1”
  • Portuguese: “Areni-1”
  • Russian: “Арени”
  • Russian: “Пещера Арени-1”
  • Russian: “Пещера Арени”
  • Spanish: “Areni-1”
  • Swedish: “Areni-1 grottkomplex”
  • Tamil: “அரேனி -1 குகை வளாகம்”
  • Tamil: “அரேனி -1 குகை”
  • Turkish: “Areni-1 Mağara Kompleksi”
  • Ukrainian: “Арені (печера)”
  • Ukrainian: “Арені-1”
  • Ukrainian: “Арені”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Арені”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Пташина”
  • Ukrainian: “Пташина печера”

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