Guides to hisotical monuments of Gegharkunik and Kotayk provinces published

Under a presidential grant, the Research on Armenian
Architecture Fund and the Digital Monument NGO have published a map-guide to the historical monuments of Gegharkunik and Kotayk provinces.

“Such guides help improve the knowledge of the homeland and contribute to the development of tourism,” Samvel Karapetyan, President of the Research on Armenian Architecture Fund, told reporters today.

According to Armen Gevorgyan, President of the Digital Monument NGO, three thousand copies of the guide have been distributed among the Governor’s Offices of Kotayk and Gegharkunik, a number of hotels, more than 40 tour-operators free of charge.

The authors say they will continue to publish map-guides to the historical-architectural monuments in all provinces of Armenia, if appropriate funding is available.