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<\/a>Gndevank Monastery<\/p><\/div>\n
Considering its age, the structure and treasures of the monastery are well preserved. It has suffered through earthquakes, but has been rebuilt, keeping its original appearance. You can see the fort walls that surround the whole complex. Princess Sophia of Syunik, who founded the monastery, left an inscription on the western wall: \u201cVayots Dzor was a ring without a stone, and I put a precious stone on it\u201d. The main building is the St. Stepanos church. There are also buildings where monks live.<\/p>\n\n\n
Hiking and Trekking in Armenia<\/h2>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arpa gorge is located near the city of Jermuk in the Vayots Dzor province. It has an elevation of 1400 meters. Two prominent basalt columns stand in the gorge: one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-hiking-photos"],"yoast_head":"\n
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