Argel
Argel — a village in the Hrazdan valley
Argel is a village in Kotayk Province, in the middle of the region, in a land of fields and foothills above the Hrazdan.
What is this place
Argel is a village in Kotayk Province, in the middle of the region, in a land of fields and foothills above the Hrazdan.
Argel lies on the Kotayk upland, among fields and gentle slopes, not far from the Hrazdan valley. It is an old farming village where fields and gardens spread out.
Around lie open ridges and pastures, while on the horizon rise the ranges of Kotayk. Through these parts run the roads that link the villages of the region with the Hrazdan and Yerevan.
Argel is a farming village of the Kotayk upland.
Places nearby
Makravank Monastery
A medieval monastery on a wooded slope in Kotayk, known for the delicate stone carving that lends its churches a quiet, intricate beauty.
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Dzagavank
A weathered monastery in the hills of Kotayk, a listed heritage site that has outlasted the centuries in silence.
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Neghuts Monastery
A medieval monastery above the village of Arzakan in Kotayk, where old stone churches stand half-hidden in the surrounding greenery.
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Kaptavank Monastery
A stone monastery near the village of Kaputan, where Armenian monastic tradition keeps watch over the Kotayk hills.
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Stay in Argel
Ready routes through Argel
Winter Tsaghkadzor and Sevan under ice
A winter trip: a 1-day ski pass in Tsaghkadzor, a spa evening, an overnight at a mountain hotel. Day two — Sevan with its ice ridges and a hot dolma lunch.
- Lifts and slopes
- Spa in the mountains
- Sevan in winter
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.
- Bake your own lavash
- Basalt columns
- Cave sacristies
Winter Tsaghkadzor and Sevan under ice
A winter trip: a 1-day ski pass in Tsaghkadzor, a spa evening, an overnight at a mountain hotel. Day two — Sevan with its ice ridges and a hot dolma lunch.
- Lifts and slopes
- Spa in the mountains
- Sevan in winter
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.
- Bake your own lavash
- Basalt columns
- Cave sacristies
Yerevan → Dilijan
Via Sevan and the tunnel into Tavush region. A lake viewpoint on the way, with a stop at Sevanavank on request.