HOVHANAVANK – this architectural complex is in the village of Hovhanavank in the Ashtarak district and it can be viewed from a remote distance. Its buildings rise along the edge of the picturesque canyon of the Kasakh river . It was built adjacent to a single naved church erected in the 5 th century. The later constructions dating from the 13 th century.

APARAN – is one of the towns of the Aragatsotn region, which was first mentioned in the 2 nd century under the name KASAKH. In the 10 th century it was named APARAN (PALACE). Aparan was one of the summer residences of the pre- Christian kings. The basilica KASAKH is one of the oldest pre-Christian structures in Armenia, built no later than the beginning of the 4 th century.