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According to their local history, "some pilgrims sat by the side of a road to rest while passing through this part of the village. One night one of the pilgrims dreamt that light descended from the sky upon this very place. The pilgrims returned to the exact location and built a shrine here, naming
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Gargar is located 1,400–1,500 meters above sea level. The
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While escaping from their enemies during a war that ravaged their lands in the 19th century, a group of villagers took shelter in a small hut. Despite many attempts by the enemy to breach the hut, it stood intact. As a result of their miraculous survival, the villagers created this pilgrimage site
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559:"Գարգառ գյուղի եկեղեցին"
1406:Stepanavan Municipality
937:Lermontovo Municipality
889:Gyulagarak Municipality
1212:Sarchapet Municipality
960:Lori Berd Municipality
871:Fioletovo Municipality
218:) is a village in the
16:Place in Lori, Armenia
1560:Vanadzor Municipality
1502:Tumanyan Municipality
1018:Metsavan Municipality
823:Alaverdi Municipality
584:"Bed & Breakfast"
305:Stepanavan Dendropark
275:Geography and climate
262:Surp Hovhannes Church
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300:in the early 1990s.
1434:Tashir Municipality
1293:Spitak Municipality
1265:Shnogh Municipality
1109:Pambak Municipality
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284:Economy and culture
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1051:Odzun Municipality
439:Hrachya Ghaplanyan
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803:Mets Ayrum
741:Stepanavan
628:2016-11-28
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569:2016-11-28
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517:2016-11-28
473:References
253:Surp Nshan
176:Population
142:Government
85:44°26′34″E
82:40°57′25″N
1605:Geography
1578:Shahumyan
1492:Saratovka
1447:Dashtadem
1346:Lernantsk
1255:Sarchapet
1197:Yeghegnut
1182:Tsaghkots
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1069:Arevatsag
993:Lori Berd
927:Vardablur
879:Fioletovo
508:"History"
298:Red Cross
190:Time zone
168:Elevation
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1386:Shenavan
1376:Saralanj
1371:Sarahart
1351:Lernavan
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702:Capital:
212:Armenian
131:Province
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1482:Noramut
1472:Medovka
1452:Getavan
1414:Armanis
1381:Saramej
1326:Jrashen
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