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Tatev Monastery

The Tatev Monastery With the Longest Ropeway in the World

Goris-Armenia
Kerana Tour

Tour Guide, Yerevan, Armenia

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The Monastery of Tatev has been described as one of the two best-known monasteries in Armenia, along with Noravank in the province of Vayots Dzor. Tatev is one of the main goals of the Tatev Revival Program, a part of which is the Wings of Tatev aerial tramway,  a cableway from Tatev to the village of Halidzor, which was opened in October 2010. It was included in the Guinness World Records as the world's "longest non-stop double track cable car."  The Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refers to the monastery. The monastic ensemble stands on the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River. Tatev is known as the bishopric seat of Syunik and played a significant role in the region's history as a center of economic, political, spiritual and cultural activity.