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Lake Sevan is an extraordinary natural monument with endemic freshwater species of plants and animals.
The lake is located at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level and is of volcanic origin.
Lake Sevan has been a wonderful place for people to live since ancient times.
Traces of numerous settlements have been found along the coast which are rich in materials of cultural value.
There are numerous churches on the banks of Sevan and there are remnants of fortresses.
Berdkunk Fortress is located right on the shore of Lake Sevan.
The earliest layers of castle construction date back to the second millennium BC.
And the last stage of reconstruction in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Only a part of the wall is standing, and the bases of the halls are visible.
From here you can enjoy a beautiful view of Lake Sevan.
On the rocky promontory of the lake on the shore of Sevan stands the ninth-century Hayravank Church, which bears the influence of the Armenian architecture of the Middle Ages.
There are inscriptions on the walls that highlight some episodes of the history of the Church.
On the territory of the church there are khachkars ruins of household and outbuilding.
The cemetery in the village of Noratus is known for its khachkars there are about eight hundred khachkars that date back to the 9th-17th centuries.
This is the largest khachkar field that has been preserved.
Thanks to the khachkars located there, one can observe the development of khachkar sculpture in the Middle Ages.
The village of Tsovinar is one of the largest villages in the Sevan Lake basin.
The territory of the village has been inhabited at least since the time of the Urartian kingdom, as evidenced by the fortress of Ozaberd, dedicated to the god Teisheba.
There are many other monuments on the territory of the village of Tsovinar, but Hazarashen ceilingս are also extremely important, which are a distinctive feature of the Armenian house, of which there are many, especially on the territory of this village.
