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Noratus cemetery
Noratus cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, () is a medieval cemetery with a large number of early khachkars located in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik marz near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan.
The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in the Republic of Armenia. It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the destruction of the khachkars in Old Julfa, Nakhichevan by the government of Azerbaijan.
Khachkars.
The oldest khachkars in the cemetery date back to the
to many other churches including:
- Hatsarat Monastery with the churches of the Holy Mother of God (7th century) and Saint Gregory the Illuminator (19th century).
- Hayravank Monastery of the 9th century: located 7 kilometers north of Gavar on the shores of Lake Sevan.
- Surp Khach (Holly Cross) chapel of the 17th century, renovated in 1969.
- Surp Karapet Church built by Barsegh Artsruni in 1848 and entirely renovated in 2012.
The Noratus cemetery archaeological site is located in the