Byurakan: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Those choosing Byurakan as a destination for a holiday apartment rental will encounter the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory and its documentary heritage. The place thus combines tangible insights into astronomy with a special connection to UNESCO.

Culture

The observatory’s Centre of UNESCO Heritage Items presents the Markarian Survey, the documentary heritage of the Byurakan Observatory, which was inscribed in 2011 on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register of documentary heritage.

The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory offers bookable visitor experiences. These include the observatory grounds, the Viktor Ambartsumian House-Museum, the 2.6-m and 1-m Schmidt telescopes, a planetarium, talks for the general public, daytime observations of the Sun, and nighttime observations with a professional small telescope. The observatory asks visitors to book their visit in advance.

Geographical location

Lazrevan is located in the surrounding area of Byurakan. Tegher and Arts’akhyan Paterazmum Zohvats Azatamartikner are located near Byurakan. Alur Aghi, Muradi, and Chgnavori Ayr are also located in the surrounding area of Byurakan. Rrustami is also located near Byurakan.

Other places in the same higher-level area are Jrambar, Yernjatap, Awan, Oshakan, and Ashtarak.

To the higher-level travel overview: Aragatsotn.