Noratus Cemetery

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Noratus Cemetery is a historic Armenian burial ground renowned for its vast field of medieval khachkars (carved stone crosses), making it one of the largest and most significant collections of its kind in the world.

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Noratus Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
cultural heritage site
historic site
administrativeDivision Gavar Municipality
artForm khachkar carving
climate continental climate zone of Lake Sevan basin
country Armenia
hasDepiction cross motifs
floral motifs
geometric patterns
religious symbols
scenes of daily life
hasEarliestGravesFrom 10th century
hasFeature chapel ruins
densely arranged khachkars
epitaph inscriptions
family burial plots
ornamented cross-stones
relief carvings of everyday life
stone tombstones
hasHeritage Armenian
hasKhachkarsFrom 10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
heritageStatus important Armenian medieval monument
knownFor large field of carved stone crosses
medieval khachkars
one of the largest collections of khachkars in the world
locatedIn Gegharkunik Province
Noratus
locatedNear Lake Sevan
material tuff stone
nearbySettlement village of Noratus
region South Caucasus
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church
significance important site for study of Armenian epigraphy
major center of khachkar art
pilgrimage destination
style medieval Armenian
tourism popular tourist attraction in Gegharkunik Province
usedFor burial
commemoration of the dead

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Lake Sevan hasLandmark Noratus Cemetery
Gegharkunik Province contains Noratus Cemetery
Sevan hasNearbyAttraction Noratus Cemetery