{"id":21723,"date":"2022-12-19T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/uncategorized\/%d5%bf%d5%b8%d5%ac%d5%b8%d6%80%d5%bd%d5%ab-%d5%bb%d6%80%d5%ab-%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%af-%d5%a1%d5%ba%d6%80%d5%b8%d5%b2-%d5%a5%d5%af%d5%a5%d5%b2%d5%a5%d6%81%d5%ab%d5%b6\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T10:32:58","slug":"the-church-beneath-the-waters-of-tolors-reservoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/en\/syunik\/the-church-beneath-the-waters-of-tolors-reservoir\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church Beneath the Waters of Tolors Reservoir"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21723\" class=\"elementor elementor-21723 elementor-16115\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a27410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"1a27410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06210f8\" data-id=\"06210f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b2c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b2c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Natural floods and humanity&#8217;s desire to create reservoirs have caused many towns to disappear. The buildings of flooded settlements have become part of the reservoir floor, yet above the water there are still traces proving that a village once stood here.<\/p><p>Church columns can still be seen rising above the water. This time, we begin our hike in Sisian and walk three kilometres south. We reach Tolors Reservoir. By the way, if you look at it from different elevations, you will notice that it is heart-shaped. The hiking trail runs alongside the reservoir, and the church emerging from the water is a reminder of the area&#8217;s former history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0543d99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"0543d99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-002cacb\" data-id=\"002cacb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c389f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"91c389f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmWrBQrMZM2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmWrBQrMZM2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Trips lil.am (@tripslil.am)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-494443a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"494443a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48f44d7\" data-id=\"48f44d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5d8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5d8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The old village of Tolors was submerged beneath the Tolors Reservoir due to the construction of the hydroelectric facilities of the Vorotan Cascade. The present-day village of Tolors is located on the shore of the reservoir.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Since the 1970s, the old village of Tolors has remained beneath the reservoir. Archaeologists discovered Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age burial sites there, filled with all kinds of gold jewellery and bronze figurines. The village was home to the Church of Saint Hripsime, built in 1861, which is now partially submerged beneath the waters of the reservoir.<\/p><p>Every year, the reservoir fills with water and covers the church. It is possible to approach it by boat, while at the end of summer the water level drops enough for visitors to walk into the church on foot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f199db5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"f199db5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f200ee\" data-id=\"7f200ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143fde5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"143fde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-2-577x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-2-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-2-600x1065.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-2.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Saint Hripsime Church<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edd3427\" data-id=\"edd3427\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8804aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8804aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-3-577x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-3-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-3-600x1065.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-3.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tolors Reservoir<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-308db8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"308db8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74982d0\" data-id=\"74982d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ec0f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Church Beneath the Waters of Tolors Reservoir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62eaf6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"62eaf6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a061bd\" data-id=\"1a061bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62abdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62abdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than half a century, this church has stood in the waters of Tolors Reservoir. Local residents say that whenever the reservoir rises above its usual level and the church is submerged all the way to its dome, torrential hailstorms begin, destroying the entire harvest. It is believed that this is God&#8217;s punishment for neglecting the holy site. Unfortunately, repeated flooding has caused the church to deteriorate significantly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fcbc73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"9fcbc73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f33b21e\" data-id=\"f33b21e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f6522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32f6522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-08-05-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03e8af5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"03e8af5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68abb15\" data-id=\"68abb15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146499b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146499b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shamb Reservoir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9251086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"9251086\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab33d8c\" data-id=\"ab33d8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f053c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f053c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next stop, where the hike comes to an end, is Shamb Reservoir. The nature here is truly unique. During the hike, I was told that the ancient village of Shamb is mentioned in the 966 inscription of Maghardavank during the reign of King Ashot III Bagratuni, and later in the 1315 inscriptions of Vorotnavank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e97684f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"e97684f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7685492\" data-id=\"7685492\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fea72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6fea72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-26-31-577x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-26-31-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-26-31-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-26-31-600x1065.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lilarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_2022-12-19_19-26-31.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shamb Reservoir<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef4b57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"3ef4b57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d277fd\" data-id=\"7d277fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619a303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"619a303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Choose This Route?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e28f9bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-stretch-row-no\" data-id=\"e28f9bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a16e977\" data-id=\"a16e977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a41b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a41b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The nature of Syunik is unique and unlike anywhere else. During this hike, you will walk through new landscapes filled with abundant water. Along the way, stop for a moment and admire the breathtaking scenery.<\/p><p>To arrange the hike, contact <strong>Basen Tours<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u054f\u0578\u056c\u0578\u0580\u057d \u0563\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0572\u0568 1970-\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576\u0576\u0565\u0580\u056b\u0581 \u0574\u0576\u0561\u0581\u0565\u056c \u0567 \u057b\u0580\u0561\u0574\u0562\u0561\u0580\u056b \u057f\u0561\u056f,\u0561\u0575\u0564 \u0563\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0572\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0570\u0576\u0561\u0563\u0565\u057f\u0576\u0565\u0580\u056b \u056f\u0578\u0572\u0574\u056b\u0581 \u0570\u0561\u0575\u057f\u0576\u0561\u0562\u0565\u0580\u057e\u0565\u056c \u0565\u0576 \u0578\u0582\u0577 \u0562\u0580\u0578\u0576\u0566\u056b \u0587 \u057e\u0561\u0572 \u0565\u0580\u056f\u0561\u0569\u056b \u0564\u0561\u0580\u0561\u0577\u0580\u057b\u0561\u0576\u056b 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