The basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk (#)
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
Armenia (Europe and North America) | |
| Date of Submission: | 25/08/1995 |
| Criteria: | (iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Category: | Cultural |
| Submited by: |
Commission for the Protection of Monuments |
| State, Province or Region: | Near the village of Ani-pemza, on the eastern lip of the Akhurian gorge, Ani region |
| Ref.: | 10 |
Description
The fourth-fifth century basilica of Yererouk, which is built on a rocky knoll pierced by caves, is one of the earliest Christian monuments in Armenia. Following an earthquake in the seventeenth century, the church survives as a substantial ruin surrounded by the archaeological remains of monastic and secular buildings.



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