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The basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk (#)

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Arménie (Europe et Amérique du nord)

Date de soumission : 25/08/1995
Critères: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
Commission for the Protection of Monuments
Etat, province ou région :
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.