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The vernacular architecture of Tavush region is predominantly represented by
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village, but those were mostly abandoned and devastated due to the policy of resettlement by the Soviet union, which is why close to nothing have been left in Old Goris, except cave dwellings. The architecture was mostly built out of local stone, gray in colour around Goris and beige around Meghri.
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In general, the following towns continue to serve as an example of vernacular
Western Armenian architecture to some extent. It should be noted, that the vernaculars town centers in these cities are not exclusively Armenian due to the substantial Kurdish, Turkish, Greek and Georgian presence:
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In Syunik the vernacular architecture is usually characterised by the cave dwellings with narrow streets leading from one cave to another. Sometimes the caves had an adjacent houses with wooden balconies, as can still be seen in the old part of
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towns. Dilijan was famous for not only the carved balconies and terraced houses (which were the features of
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of different colors as well as the peculiar geoposition of the
Armenia itself, open to foreign invasions and attacks, played a pivotal role in the development of the national style of vernacular architecture.
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refers to the common architecture of the region, which is usually much simpler than what the technology of current time is able to provide. In
Armenia, the mountainous terrain, abundance of the
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and various earthquakes. For example, the old town of Van, where a lot of important vernacular
Armenian architecture was contained, was demolished in course of World War I. The city of
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Yerevan vernacular heritage was devastated during the Soviet rule, with some districts, such as
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