{"id":8080,"date":"2015-04-05T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T15:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%b4%d5%a1%d5%a6%d5%a4-%d5%ac%d5%a5%d5%bc-2\/"},"modified":"2019-06-03T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T12:40:19","slug":"aramazd-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/aramazd-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Aramazd"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bargushat Mountains<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length: 86 km<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest summit: Mount Aramazd (3,399 m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinates: 39\u00b018&#8217;39.76, 46\u00b010&#8217;45.74<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bargushat Mountains are located in Syunik Province and constitute the eastern branch of the Zangezur Mountain Range. They begin at the Mount Ayrisar summit and stretch eastward towards Aghjkasar, turning southeast before reaching the valley near the Voghji River. They also serve as a watershed between the Voghji and Vorotan rivers. The slopes are split by the deep (up to 800 m) valleys of the Vorotan and Geghi tributaries. The Bargushat Range consists of fold-fragment mountains and are divided into western and eastern sections by the Giratagh-Svarants River valleys. The western area is a horst-shaped rise composed of sedimentary Paleozoic rocks and volcanic-sedimentary Eocene subsurface rocks and granite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The peaks of the Bargushat Range include Mount Aramazd, Mount Geghakar (3,343 m), Mount Karakatar (3,270 m) and Mount Yerkatasar (3,227 m). The eastern area around Mount Susanasar is relatively low, with a slanted relief and is composed of volcanic rocks and chalk from the Jurassic period.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7927\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/26.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7927\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7927\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.armgeo.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/26.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aramazd - ArmGeo\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aramazd<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate is mild, but colder in the higher zone. The range receives between 500-800 mm of precipitation annually and receives a substantial amount of snow in winter. The slopes are forested, and sub-alpine and alpine meadows can be found in the upper zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Aramazd<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Aramazd is composed of largely volcanic rock, with its slopes being relatively steep and covered with mountain meadows. There are many stone exposures and rock formations near the summit. The name of the mountain means \u201csupreme wisdom\u201d in the Pahlavi language, and refers to the god of the pagan Armenians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the writings of Agatangeghos and Movses Khorenatsi, Aramazd was the principle deity in the pantheon of gods of ancient Armenia, and was viewed as the father of all other deities, and the supreme creator of both heaven and earth. He was often referred to as the \u201cGreat and Brave Aramazd\u201d and his main shrine was located in Ani-Kamakh, a key center of religious activity in ancient Armenia, which was also home to the mausoleums and treasuries of the Arshakuni royal dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to legend, celestial fairies live in a remote cave located in the highest reaches of the mountain. When the mountain \u201cgoes to sleep\u201d, the fairies come out to fight each other, intent on winning the affections of a young man. The victorious fairy then becomes this young man\u2019s wife for the duration of a year. Locals believe that thunder represents the sound of the fairies fighting, and that lightning strikes are the fairies\u2019 \u201cswords\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Hiking and Trekking in Armenia<\/h2>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bargushat Mountains Length: 86 km Highest summit: Mount Aramazd (3,399 m) Coordinates: 39\u00b018&#8217;39.76, 46\u00b010&#8217;45.74 The Bargushat Mountains are located in Syunik Province and constitute the eastern branch of the Zangezur [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mountains-en","category-our-hiking-photos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aramazd - Bargushat Mountais - Armenian Geographic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aramazd is the highest peak of Bargushat Mountain Chain, it is situated in Syunik Region, the height is 3392m. 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