Geghard, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E / 40.15889; 44.79667

Geghard
Գեղարդ

Geghard landscape
Geghard
Coordinates: 40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E / 40.15889; 44.79667
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Kotayk
Population (2001)
  Total 337
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Geghard (Armenian: Գեղարդ, also Romanized as Geghart; formerly, Artiz) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght.

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