Dendropark of Stepanavan

Stepanavan Dendropark was founded by Polish engineer-forester Edmund Leonowicz  in 1931. This collection expanded along the newly constructed footpaths and vistas which began to reach into the natural forest and is thought to be the first place in the Transcaucasus, where a natural forest landscape had been reshaped into a Forest Park. Most species were brought from [...]

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Trchkan

Trchkan waterfall is standing evidence of environmental activists’ struggle and victory. They succeeded in suspending a project to build a hydroelectric power plant here years ago. It stands out among the waterfalls in Armenia with its height of 23.5 meters and average water consumption of about 1.5 tons per second.

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Water Lily Lake (Urasar)

The lake is the cradle of one of the most beautiful and rarest flowers in the Armenian highlands - water lilies. Admire? Yes, you can. Touch? No, you can’t. They are registered in Armenia’s Red Data Book. This, however, is not the only lake with water lilies in Lori region. A similar one is Lake [...]

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