Country of unforgettable memories and experiences. 

Discover Ancient Armenia

• The Ancient Inhabitants of the Armenian Highlands that go back to 
  human settlements since 90,000 B.C.;
• Pre-Christian Era of Armenia, the Pagan temples and the Urartian deities;
• Christian Architecture of Armenia, a religion that spread and maintained closed to the heart of Islam;
• Zorats Karer is perhaps the most mysterious place in Armenia. The Stone Army

Discover the millennia-old temple of the Sun god Mithra in Garni has been preserved since pagan times and is the only active temple in the former territory of the Soviet Union. Recent years have revealed new traces of the pagan past of Armenia. The excavation of the Ogmik pagan complex was recently resumed. Throughout these excavations, archeologists revealed sacrificial altars, rooms, and remains of certain animals as well as statues and different carved symbols.

 “The Stone Army” is the interpretation of the name of the Stonehenge of Syunik. As legend would have it, since ancient times the space was inhabited by industrious dwarves, for whom giant neighbors built those stone dwellings. According to another legend, in the V millennium BC an observatory operated here: on the day of the autumnal equinox, the sun rises right above the gates of the central ring, and many boulders have small holes on them, most likely for observing the stars. The third hypothesis states that Zorats Karer was once the ancient temple of the Sun god. The fourth one claims that these are obelisks and an entire army is buried beneath.