{"id":32006,"date":"2018-04-27T16:10:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/vayots_sar\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T18:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:39:48","slug":"vayots_sar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/vayots_sar\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Volcano Vayotssar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mount Vayotssar<\/a><\/span>, the height of which is 2581 meters, is located in the Vayots Dzor region, north-west of the Herher village. This is a cone that rises throughout the length of the mountain range. The depth of the crater is about 125 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to some historical data, the last eruption of Vayotssar happened in 735 AD which was accompanied by a destructive and devastating earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\n

The origin of the name “Vayots Dzor”<\/h3>\n

Dense darkness fell upon the land throughout the next forty days. The earthquake shook the earth like the waves of the sea. Mountains were flooded, sources were deluged and the houses turned into the graveyards of those who used to live there before this disastrous occasion. From chasm and air voices murmured \u201cVay dzor, vay dzor\u201d. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

According to historian Orbelyan, this particular story stands behind the origins of the current name of this region. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Climbing Mount Vayotssar<\/p><\/div>\n\n