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Khor Virap

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File:Khor Virap model.jpg
Model of the monastery
Astvatsatsin (Mother of God) church
Sourb Gevork (St. George) chapel
A view of the Khor Virap monastery

The Khor Virap ("Խոր Վիրապ" in Armenian, meaning "a deep dungeon") monastery is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Armenia. Its location, near the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders, offers a spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of Armenia.

It is also significant as being the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment, after which Gregory, by converting the King Trdat I to Christianity in the year 301, made Armenia the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion.


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