Village in Gegharkunik, Armenia
Noratus
Noratus is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near the town of Gavar.
The village has a rich historical past, and is famous for the Noratus cemetery, the largest surviving cemetery in the world featuring khachkars.
Getting to Noratus
Gavar is about 35 minutes south of Sevan via routes M10 and H39, and 98 km east of Yerevan.
Worth seeing
- 01Dari Glukh
Small fortification at the edge of town.
- 02Hayravank Monastery
A rarely visited monastery overlooking Lake Sevan.
- 03Noratus Khachkar Cemetery
20 km south of Sevan, near Gavar, is Noratus village, with the largest khachkar cemetery in the world.
Where to eat
- 01Almav
Getting around Noratus the local way
- Get inIf you just want to go to the "kghzi" peninsula with the most popular beaches during the summer, then marshrutkas make frequent trips from Yerevan for cheap.
- Get inThroughout the year you can take the Ijevan/Dilijan/Noyemberyan marshrutka and hop off at the lake as well, or depending on where you want to go in the region you can take a van directly to Vardenis or Martuni or Kavar.
- Get aroundAlways offer a little tip in return—the equivalent of a marshrutka ride is common.
From Wikivoyage: Lake Sevan Region, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.
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