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Devil's Bridge

Armenia
Kadr Travel Agency

Tour Guide, Gyumri, Armenia

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The Devil’s Bridge is 30 meters long and is 50-60 meters wide and is surrounded by mountainous springs. The waters of the springs have given pink, yellow and green coloring to the rocks of the canyon.

 It took centuries during which huge masses of limestone gathered and eventually “built” the bridge.

At the edges of the bridge there are stalactites loosely hanging. They were made by the mineral water springs, which can be seen right under the bridge and which pour into the river making it appear more abundant.

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The Devil’s Bridge is known to the locals as Satani Kamurj or Satanayi Kamurj with “satana” meaning devil in Armenian and “Kamurj” meaning bridge.

As you look at the bridge you see a small and thin river flow under it, which comes out as a deep one from under it. Not being able to interpret neither that, nor the geological processes in regard to the bridge, locals used to consider the bridge to be built by the devil. And even today many people while looking at it say, “It’s the devil’s work.”

The warm and hot mineral waters have formed small ponds below the bridge. The water temperature is 25 degrees Celsius. .”
Those mineral waters are considered to be curative. In the first place they were believed to cure of rheumatic diseases. People were aware of their curative and healthy traits long ago. And in former times the rich and wealthy Armenians used to spend their summer months there, having a hot bath.