Noratus cemetery
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Noratus cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, (Armenian: Նորատուսի գերեզմանատուն) is a medieval cemetery with many early khachkars located in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik Province near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan.[1]
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Established | 10th century |
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Coordinates | 40.373931°N 45.181233°E / 40.373931; 45.181233 |
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The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in Armenia.[2] It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the destruction of the khachkars in Old Julfa, Nakhichevan by the government of Azerbaijan.[3][4][5][6]