ArmatAtlas
Timeline

A history, laid out in years.

From prehistoric cave settlements to twentieth-century memorials — every place in the atlas, in order.

  1. Prehistoric

    Lake Sevan

    Landmark · Ancient

    One of the largest high-altitude alpine lakes in Eurasia and a defining feature of the Armenian landscape.

    Gegharkunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  2. c. 5500 BC

    Khndzoresk Cave Settlement

    Village · Ancient

    Ancient cliff-cut cave village inhabited continuously into the twentieth century.

    Syunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  3. c. 5500 BC

    Karahunj (Zorats Karer)

    Landmark · Ancient

    Prehistoric megalithic field of standing basalt stones, often called the Armenian Stonehenge.

    Syunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  4. c. 4100 BC

    Areni-1 Cave

    Archaeological · Ancient

    Chalcolithic cave that yielded the world's oldest known winery and the oldest known leather shoe.

    Vayots Dzor Province, ArmeniaView site →
  5. 77 AD

    Garni Temple

    Landmark · Ancient

    First-century Hellenistic peripteral temple, the only surviving pre-Christian temple in the country.

    Kotayk Province, ArmeniaView site →
  6. 301 AD

    Etchmiadzin Cathedral

    Cathedral · Early Christian

    Mother Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest cathedrals in the world.

    Armavir Province, ArmeniaView site →
  7. c. 350 AD

    Geghard Monastery

    Monastery · Early Christian

    Rock-cut medieval monastery in the Azat gorge, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Kotayk Province, ArmeniaView site →
  8. 618 AD

    St. Hripsime Church

    Church · Early Christian

    Seventh-century domed church marking the tomb of an early Christian martyr.

    Armavir Province, ArmeniaView site →
  9. 630 AD

    St. Gayane Church

    Church · Early Christian

    Three-nave basilica raised above the relics of Saint Gayane.

    Armavir Province, ArmeniaView site →
  10. 643 AD

    Zvartnots Cathedral

    Cathedral · Early Christian

    Ruined seventh-century circular cathedral, one of the boldest experiments in early Christian architecture.

    Armavir Province, ArmeniaView site →
  11. 650 AD

    Amberd Fortress

    Fortress · Early Christian

    Medieval stronghold on the southern slope of Mount Aragats, the so-called Fortress in the Clouds.

    Aragatsotn Province, ArmeniaView site →
  12. c. 650 AD

    Khor Virap Monastery

    Monastery · Early Christian

    Riverside monastery on the plain of Ararat where Saint Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned.

    Ararat Province, ArmeniaView site →
  13. 874 AD

    Sevanavank Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Ninth-century monastery on a peninsula above Lake Sevan.

    Gegharkunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  14. 895 AD

    Tatev Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Cliffside monastery and former medieval university overlooking the Vorotan Gorge.

    Syunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  15. c. 900 AD

    Akhtala Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Fortified medieval monastery renowned for its richly preserved Byzantine-influenced frescoes.

    Lori Province, ArmeniaView site →
  16. 930 AD

    Sanahin Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Tenth-century monastery and medieval academy in the Debed canyon, inscribed by UNESCO.

    Lori Province, ArmeniaView site →
  17. c. 950 AD

    Vorotnavank Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Walled medieval monastery on a plateau above the Vorotan River.

    Syunik Province, ArmeniaView site →
  18. 976 AD

    Haghpat Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Tenth-century monastic complex above the Debed River, paired with Sanahin in UNESCO listing.

    Lori Province, ArmeniaView site →
  19. c. 1100 AD

    Noravank Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Cliff-flanked monastery famous for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin church.

    Vayots Dzor Province, ArmeniaView site →
  20. 1215 AD

    Saghmosavank Monastery

    Monastery · Medieval

    Thirteenth-century monastery perched at the edge of the dramatic Kasagh Gorge.

    Aragatsotn Province, ArmeniaView site →
  21. 1694 AD

    Shoghakat Church

    Church · Early Christian

    Seventeenth-century single-nave church in the Etchmiadzin ensemble.

    Armavir Province, ArmeniaView site →
  22. 1923 AD

    Kevorkoff Armenian School

    Landmark · Modern

    Historic Armenian community school in Addis Ababa, anchor of the Ethiopian-Armenian diaspora.

    Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView site →
  23. 1967 AD

    Armenian Genocide Memorial

    Memorial · Modern

    National memorial on Tsitsernakaberd hill commemorating the victims of the 1915 genocide.

    Yerevan, ArmeniaView site →