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Kotuts Mountains<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Length: 13 km<\/span><\/p>\n

Highest summit: Mount Kotuts (2,061 m)<\/span><\/p>\n

Coordinates: 39\u00b058’33.32, 44\u00b050’37.90<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kotuts mountains are located in Ararat province. These mountains are the eastern branch of the Yeranos mountains. \u00a0They start from Handasar and from the south-west continue till Salqar summit, from where they change direction to the south-east and reach the valley of the river Vedi. The length is 13 km. The Kotuts mountains are a watershed between mountains Khosrov and Kotuts. The highest peak is Mount Kotuts (2061 m).<\/span><\/p>\n

“Khosrov forest” state reserve<\/h3>\n

Mount Kotuts is located 2 km north-west from Urtsadzor village on the bank of Khosrov river. The summit of Kotuts is a part of \u00a0\u201cKhosrov forest\u201d state reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tapi<\/a>

Tapi castle \/ Gevorg Marzpetuni fortress<\/p><\/div>\n

Urts township, Tap village and fortress or Gevorg Marzpetuni castle<\/h3>\n

The famous medieval town of Urts, a fortress, the province named Urts, a river, a mountain range, and a residency was all considered as one township. The ministerial house that dominated the same province was also called Urts. It was especially prosperous in the 4th-7th and 12th-15th centuries. It had four churches, four districts, a citadel and a castle. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tapi fortress or Gevorg Marzpetuni castle being surrounded by mountains was founded on a hill in the north-western part of the town of Urts and was considered to be a great architectural and fortification building. It was built in the 10th century. It was surrounded by fortified walls with a rectangular layout, four corners of which were reinforced by rounded towers. There was also a church which itself was a vaulted hall building and was built with white felsite stones dating back to the 13th century. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1256, an engraved record on the northern wall of the church named the fortress \u201cTapi\u201d. In 1496 the church of Tapi was said to be a script center. In the mentioned area between Khosrov and Vedi rivers, in the triangular valley, remnants and traces of walls of numerous unknown buildings are preserved – except for the castle fort, the aforementioned four churches, and the four cemeteries. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Hiking and Trekking Tours in Armenia<\/h2>\n

See photos of our previous hikes below<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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