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Khor Virap Monastery and View of Mount Ararat
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Kermit
21. maj 2025
Vandring
According to legend, in 288 AD, King Tridat III imprisoned Gregory the Illuminator in a cave on a small hill in the middle of the Arax Valley plain and held him captive there for 13 years in an attempt to dissuade him from the Christian faith. Since torture failed to subdue Gregory, and Gregory cured the king of a disfiguring skin disease that was considered incurable, Tridat III had himself baptized with his family and court in 301 and decreed that the Armenians—the first people in history—adopt Christianity as their state religion.
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Sven FG ⚒
16. november 2021
Vandring
Fantastic monastery on the border with Turkey. Here Christianity was declared the state religion in 301.
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Tom Allen
27. april 2018
Cykling
This is about as close as you'll get to Mount Ararat this side of the border. The monastery a popular destination for day trippers but the views are undeniably impressive. It's worth the short hike to the nearby high point on the hilltop.
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Højdemeter 830 m
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Drevet af Foreca
lørdag 10. oktober
24°C
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