HistoricalKhor Virap
A monastery on the plain with the iconic view of Mount Ararat.
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- Mount Ararat
- From Yerevan
- ~40 km
About
The most photographed spot in Armenia: a monastery built over the pit where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned, framed by snow-capped Ararat.
How to get there
About 50 minutes south of Yerevan toward the Turkish border.