{"id":690,"date":"2012-01-24T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2015-06-13T17:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T13:28:57","slug":"azhdahak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/azhdahak\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Azhdahak: The Giant of Geghama Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mount Azhdahak – the highest peak of the plateau dominates over the mysterious and fabulous mountains\u00a0of Geghama range. It is a volcanic mountain of 3597 meters high. In the crater of Mount Azhdahak\u00a0one of the most beautiful crater lakes is situated which is fed up by the ice-waters of the mountain all year round and is so clear that everyone can see its bottom.
\nAzhdahak means giant, titanic, and the mountain fully corresponds to its name. In Armenian mythology\u00a0the man-dragons who lived in high mountains, in huge lakes and even in the clouds were called azhdahak\u00a0(titans). It is said that when those dragons descended from heaven or ascended to the skies people heard a\u00a0terrible crash which destroyed everything on its road.\u00a0There is another interesting legend connected with the name of Azhdahak. In Iranian mythology\u00a0Azhdahak was an evil dragon named Azhi Dahaka who was struggling against God of thunder. The character\u00a0of Azhi Dahaka was also identified with Azhdahak, the king of Marastan who was the ally of the Armenian king Tigran. But he did not like the fact that the Armenian king had concluded an alliance with Persian king Kyuros as well, and that’s why he decided to conspire against king Tigran by marrying his sister Tigranuhi and then straining their relations to win the king. So, king Tigran, unaware of the conspiracy, kindly agreed to marry his sister to his ally Azhdahak and sent her to Marastan. Fortunately, clever and sensible Tigranuhi presumed her husband’s intention and informed her brother about it. Then Tigran gathered the best regiments of the country and declared a war.\u00a0The struggle ended with the glorious victory of king Tigran. After the victory Tigran kingly sent his sister\u00a0Tigranuhi to live in a newly constructed town Tigranakert and gave the surrounding provinces to her\u00a0disposal.
\nAzhdahak is one of the most beautiful mountains in Armenia, and conquering its height will delight and\u00a0regale especially those who are fond of ecological tourism and Mountain Azdahak climbing<\/a><\/strong>, as well as those who\u00a0love the nature of colorful Alpine meadows, fresh and icy air, crystalline pond and beautiful scenery.<\/p>\n

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