Oh now You are closer to mighty Ararat mountain....Borders were drawn in 1923 between the new Turkish Republic and Soviet Union ..Armenian's beloved mountain remained out of Armenia.The mountain which is the truly symbol of Armenia.It's hard to imagine symbol out of the border of Armenia .....it's the Mountain to see and think about the centuries that passed.. A few kilometers from Turkish-Armenian border you notice Khor Virap Monastery.
You look into enormous mountain whose biblical name is derives from the ancient kingdom of Urartu-an early armenian kingdom....Ararat is powerful.Mighty Ararat is the reason why Khor Virap is the major tourist attraction..Little Ararat left with 3925 metr above even more beautiful ,,,,but without majestic crown of snow on his snow ..Khor Virap is the place that Gregory the Illuminator sat 14 years in the deep dungeon as now the travelers can climb down..it was the King who imprisoned Gregory for the belief .....But Gregory came out of the dungeon and baptized the King and Armenia became the world's first Christian country.
In 642 a chapel was built over the hole....Outside of the Complex is the well-hidden toilet women to the left and men on the right. ..You see the monks everywhere in Khor Virap....You think yourself what they are thinking looking into mountain which someway seems makes you think wiser ........
I already saw some pictures come by from Armenia, and I was really surprised by the beauty of the country! Didn't know this was such a beautiful place! I added your blog to my favorites and going to show it to my boyfriend! We're looking for a new travel destination for this year!
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