| Armenia - Other sites in Syunik |
Karahunj, near the city of Sisian, is an astronomical observatory from some
time prior to 2000BC. It consists of basalt stones, certain weighting several
tons, 76 of which have apertures formed near the top. It is unclear though,
how they were used and what was observed.
Khndzoresk is a cave village, where dwellings were hewn into the soft rock
amidst weird looking limestone karst rock formations. They housed people till
the 19th century.