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 Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River.- 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.
Magellan cave
Cave
Photo: Magellancave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magellan cave is situated 700 metres south of Areni-1 cave.
Areni Church
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 Areni in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Areni Church is situated 1½ km southwest of Areni-1 cave.
Areni cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Areni cemetery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Areni-1 cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areni and Rind.
Areni
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areni is a village and the center of the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Areni is best known for its wine production, with the majority of wine produced locally from the nearby village of Getap.
Rind
Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rind is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Rind is situated 4 km northwest of Areni-1 cave.
Amaghu
Village
Photo: Lilit Ayvazyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amaghu is an abandoned village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Amaghu is situated 5 km south of Areni-1 cave.
Areni-1 cave
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and landform
- Location: Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.73141° or 39° 43′ 53″ northLongitude
45.20358° or 45° 12′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8HF7P6J3+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4516980805OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Climbing area ‘Noravank Canyon’ northern part and Anapat.
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