Masis is a town and administrative centre of the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of the Hrazdan River, 9 km southwest of Yerevan towards Mount Ararat. The town has a large railroad commodity station that serves Yerevan, and used to connect the capital city with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic until the closing of the border with Azerbaijan.
The centre of Masis with Saint Thaddeus Church
View of Masis in 2006
The centre of Masis at night
Saint Thaddeus Church
Ararat is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
Image: Mount Ararat and the Araratian plain (cropped)
Image: Արտաշատ քաղաքի Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցին
Image: Havuts Tar (Amenaprkich church) (27)
Image: Khosrov forest 03