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Khndzoresk Cave Settlement

Syunik Province, ArmeniaBuilt: c. 5500 BCInactiveAncient
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Khndzoresk is a network of cliff dwellings, churches, and tombs hewn directly into the volcanic rock of Syunik. Generations of villagers lived in the caves until they were resettled in the 1950s; today a swinging footbridge connects the old and new village across the gorge.

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