GORIS - is situated in the Southern region of Syunik, in the volcanic highlands (3552m), on the left bank of the Vorotan river (600m deep). Goris is about 245km South-East of Yerevan, is a town-orchard, a lovely resort place. It is famous for its thousands of dwellings carved into the rock The landscape is covered by unusual pyramids. In 401B.C. during the retreat of the Ten Thousand (Anabasis), Xenophon passed through Armenia. In his account of the expedition he mentions the Armenian troglodytes of Goris and Khndzoresk. |