Mount Sharayi

Mount Sharayi

Mount Sharayi or Surb Hovhannes is located in the Shirak region of Armenia, between Aragats and Pambak mountain ranges. The height of the mountain is 2475 m; the perimeter of the base is about 5 km. It consists of anthropogenic lavas, slags, glaciofluvial deposits. The landscape is mountain-steppe.

According to the legend, the name of the mountain is associated with the name Shara, the ruler of Shirak.

Photos by Hrachuhi Ayvazyan

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