the interior of the church of the holy mother of god, surb astvatzatzin, in khor virap, armenia

aghpat ahpat also apostolic ararat armenia armenian astvatzatzin basalt being belltower border carved cave chapel chosen church cliffs closed complex country crossstones deep dungeon god gorge heritage holy interior jesus khor known kotayk landmark located medieval monasteries monastery most mother mountain natural ornament partially pillars place plain plateau popular province region represented stone surb surrounded temple top tourist treasury turkey unique virap world