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Archaeological & historic sites in Armenia
Armenia has 19 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Garni Temple. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 19
- Oldest
- Erebuni Fortress 781 BC
- Little known
- 6 of 19
- Most from
- 1st century
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5.Amberd
Archaeological · 10th century · Notable
Fortress ruins in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia
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6.Artaxata
Archaeological · Notable
Large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I
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13.Ughtasar Petroglyphs
Archaeological · Notable
Rock-carvings on Mount Ukhtasar Pilgrim Mountain, Sisian, Syunik, Armenia
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14.Tsovinar inscription
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Urartian inscription in the Armenian village of Tsovinar
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15.Kajaran copper-molybdenum deposit
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ore deposit in Armenia
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Armenia?
19 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Armenia with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Armenia?
Garni Temple, 1st century. Sacred architecture.
Which is the oldest?
Erebuni Fortress, dated to 781 BC. 5 of these 19 carry a founding date, 3 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.