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The westerly of the
two roads leading SW from Sisian takes one to
Brnakot,
which supposedly boasts three churches: S.
Grigor of 1704 (right of the road beyond the war memorial), S.
Astvatsatsin, and a third nameless.
Tacked onto the S
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The second SW road
from
Sisian leads past the Tolors reservoir to the village of Ashotavan.
There is a church of 1903 in the village.
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side of the 1704 basilica of S. Grigor is a gavit/cupola
built in 1848 to house the tombs of the family of Melik Tangi,
“hazarapet” (Armenian equivalent of his Turkish/Persian title Min-bashi,
“lord of a thousand”) and major notable in Syunik till the last
years of Russian imperial rule). The church is locked, and the donkey guarding it bites. Residents of Sisian say that
Brnakot is famous for its crazy
people. From the E edge of Brnakot a dirt road leads to
Ashotavan.
Another road SW to Salvard seems to disappear on the mountain
slope.
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