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Khor Virap Monastery and View of Mount Ararat
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Kermit
May 21, 2025
Hiking
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 ⚒
November 16, 2021
Hiking
Fantastic monastery on the border with Turkey. Here Christianity was declared the state religion in 301.
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•Tom Allen
April 27, 2018
Cycling
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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