Cave city Khndzoresk

Khndzoresk is one of the most impressive and mysterious places in Armenia because by visiting this village, you can clearly see how our ancestors lived and what progress led us to today’s level. Even before 1950, the people of this area lived in caves for 1000 years, and now you can walk through the abandoned city and feel the spirit of those times when there was no Internet, no phones, no connection. Because of its inaccessible location, the city remained inaccessible for both enemies and developing urban infrastructure. People lived in natural caves, dug their own new ones, paid tax to the Tatev monastery located not far away.

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About Cave city Khndzoresk

All this lasted until the Soviet authorities decided to relocate the people of Khndzoresk because the Soviet citizens were ashamed to live in caves.

However, the people here were not unhappy, because they were developing their way of life in every possible way: the roofs of some cave houses were a courtyard for another cave house, the caves served as houses for people and pens for cattle. The village was not small, there were 7 schools, 25 stores and approximately 8,500 people.