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Aragatsotn region occupying the slopes and foothills of Aragats mountain, occupies an advantageous position from the point of view of geopolitical and cultural past.
This area covers almost all cultural layers from the Stone Age man to our days, presenting the Bronze Age monuments and the Urartian, early Christian times, luxurious and rich Middle Ages, traces of the not-so-distant past.
The ancient sites of Aragatsotn region have an important role for the history and culture of Armenia, but their role is no less from the point of view of world heritage.
In the ancient site called Verin Naver, have found tombs belonging to the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Pottery, beads, weapons, charms, etc. were found in these tombs.
In addition, skeletons of sacrificed small and large cattle, remains of a horse and a predatory animal were found.
Agarak archaeological site appears like an ancient settlement-holy place, where many evidences of ritual significance are scattered.
One of the largest Urartian rock-carved tombs in Armenia, rock-carved graves, ritual cavities arelocated here.
One of the oldest streets in Armenia is located in the ancient site of Agarak, people walked there 5,000 years ago.
Nowadays, the village of Shamiram is inhabited by Yezidis. Immediately next to the Yezidi cemetery, another burial mound formed thousands of years ago spreads.
Tombs in the form of stones arranged in a circle, which are called cromlechs, extend for hundreds of meters.
In the neighborhood, on the other side of the valley, lies Shamiramaberd - a bronze age fortress.
Kakavadzor is a whole cult city with mysterious pools, altars, citadel and other known and unknown phenomena.
It is located on a natural promontory, connected to roads on one side, and surrounded by canyons on all other sides.
It is little studied, but it already conveys quite interesting information about the early Bronze Age man living here.
