Tsovinar, Armenia
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Tsovinar is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
. The name roughly translates to "beach beside the sea". East of the village is the Urartian city of Teyseba
(Odzaberd
) founded by Rusa I, with a cuneiform inscription nearby. It is considered to be the best preserved Urartian site in the Sevan basin. Just outside of the village headed southeast are numerous stones scattered across the side of a hill. It is all that remains of an ancient village destroyed during a war long ago. Some human bones and old coins have been found in this area by villagers from Tsovinar, attesting to the story of what had happened here. Not too far away are also two small single-nave churches. The church of Topi Galugh sits on a hill southeast between Tsovinar and Artsvanist
, while the church of Surb Sarkis
built between 1100-1200 sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. Next to Surb Sarkis is a small cemetery, and just below the church in the gorge is a small spring and cave. Further south are the remains of the ancient village of Karmrashen
, which contains the church of Hnevank, the monument of Yot Verk Matur
, numerous khachkar
s, and some tombs.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. The name roughly translates to "beach beside the sea". East of the village is the Urartian city of Teyseba
Teyseba
Teyseba is located east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is an important archaeological site because it was once a fortified city of the Urartian Kingdom founded by Rusa I between 735-713 BC, and is considered the best...
(Odzaberd
Odzaberd
Odzaberd is located upon a hill east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.- Teyseba :...
) founded by Rusa I, with a cuneiform inscription nearby. It is considered to be the best preserved Urartian site in the Sevan basin. Just outside of the village headed southeast are numerous stones scattered across the side of a hill. It is all that remains of an ancient village destroyed during a war long ago. Some human bones and old coins have been found in this area by villagers from Tsovinar, attesting to the story of what had happened here. Not too far away are also two small single-nave churches. The church of Topi Galugh sits on a hill southeast between Tsovinar and Artsvanist
Artsvanist
Artsvanist is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In the gorge south of the village is the early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, while the church of Surb Sarkis
Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar
The small church of Saint Sargis is located in the foothills south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The structure was built between the 12th to 13th centuries and sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. It has no dome, and a nearly flat...
built between 1100-1200 sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. Next to Surb Sarkis is a small cemetery, and just below the church in the gorge is a small spring and cave. Further south are the remains of the ancient village of Karmrashen
Khrber
Khrber is situated in the mountains 8 kilometers south-east from the ruins of the fortified Urartian city of Teyseba, also known as Odzaberd and Ishkanaberd. Geographically it is located at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan, which can be seen in the distance at a highpoint amongst the ruins...
, which contains the church of Hnevank, the monument of Yot Verk Matur
Yot Verk Matur
Yot Verk Matur is a small monument erected around the late 14th c. in remembrance of seven lords of seven villages. Local folklore tells that when the Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk came into Armenia, he made war against seven lords. As a result of the battles, the lords were killed and their...
, numerous khachkar
Khachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
s, and some tombs.