Mount Hatis

The mountain is located in the Kotayk highland and its height is 2,528 meters.

Hatis ia  a mountain of medium difficulty for climbing.

The road to the top of the mountain passes through meadows and ancient sites with a beautiful view of the surrounding magnificent mountains from Hatis.

There is a shelter at the top.

At the foot of Mount Hatis there is a medieval church complex of St. Paul Peter.

There is a cave in the rocks where working tools of a Stone Age man were discovered during archaeological excavations.

The name of the mountain is associated with the legends of the queen of Assyria  Semiramis.

According to legend, the Armenian king Ara the Handsome met Semiramis here and the traces of the fortress on the mountain are also attributed to Semiramis.

The name Hatis is also associated with the Phrygia God Attes.

The main functions of  Ara the Handsom were related to dying and resurrecting nature.