Shkhmuradi Monastery

Overgrown monastery ruin hidden below a rock face in the hills southwest of Tsaghkavan.

Shkhmuradi Monastery is one of those Armenian ruins that feels half-reclaimed by the landscape. It lies in the hills southwest of Tsaghkavan, partly hidden by vegetation and overshadowed by a large rock face.

The reward is not architectural perfection, but discovery. Go with good directions or a local driver, and allow time for a short hike and some wrong turns.

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