Top services

 

Airline tickets

Buy a ticket to Armenia.

 

Rent a car

Rent car in Armenia.

 

Find a hotel

Find best hotels in Armenia.

kiwi taxi

Sights

Orbelian's Caravanserai

Orbelian's Caravanserai

Orbelian’s Caravanseria is a unique example of Armenian medieval secular architecture. It was built in…

Read More
Garni Temple to Mythra

Garni Temple to Mythra

Garni Temple is located in Kotayk Region which is some 35 km southwest of Yerevan.…

Read More
Tsitsernakaberd (Genocide Museum)

Tsitsernakaberd (Genocide Museum)

The Armenian Genocide memorial complex is Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the…

Read More
 

Noratus Cemetry

Noratus cemetery is a medieval cemetery with a large number of early khachkars located in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik marz near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in the Republic of Armenia. It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the destruction of the khachkars in Old Julfa, Nakhichevan by the government of Azerbaijan. The oldest khachkars in the cemetery date back to the late 10th century. During the revival of the khachkar tradition in the 16-17th centuries many khachkars were built under the yoke of the Safavid Empire when oriental influences seeped into Armenian art. Three master carvers from this period carved khachkars in Noraduz, the most notable of whom was Kiram Kazmogh (1551-1610), his contemporaries were Arakel and Meliset. The cemetery is spread over a seven hectare field containing almost a thousand khachkars each of them depicting unique ornamentation.

back to top