Sotk
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Sotk is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, well known for its gold mines.
Mountains around Sotk
7th century St. Astvatsatsin Church in Sotk
Sotk Gold Mine
Nature around Sotk
Vardenis
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Vardenis is a town in the Vardenis Municipality of Gegharkunik Province, Armenia. It is in the Masrik River valley, on the territory of the Masrik artesian basin at 2,006 metres above sea level, near
Sotk
…river valley is covered by artificial oval terraces which steep from the side towards the river flow. West of Sotk, around the nearby town of modern Vardenis, are some cyclopean fortresses, with corresponding cemeteries from the 2nd and 1st millennium BC, among which is Tsovak, where there is a cuneiform…
Vardenis in February 2009
Coat of arms
Medieval khachkars near the town's church
Sevkar (Sevsar) volcano of the Vardenis Mountains (3,063 metres (10,049 ft)), around 40 km southwest of Vardenis town