1679 Armenia earthquake
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The 1679 Armenia earthquake (also called 1679 Yerevan Earthquake) was a tremor with a magnitude of 7.0
Richter magnitude scale
The expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake....
, that took place in 1679 in the Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
region of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
(then part of the Persian Empire
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
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Buildings destroyed
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Karbi, Armenia Karbi is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia situated near the town of Ashtarak. Within the area is a triple-nave basilica of S. Astvatsatsin dated to 1691-93 with an unattached adjacent belfry of 1338. In the village are also S. Gevorg or S... town Noragyugh Noragyugh is a neighborhood in Kentron District of Yerevan, Armenia.... Garni Temple Garni is a temple complex located in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, situated approximately 32 km southeast from Yerevan.The first traces of human occupation date back to the 3rd millennium BC and are concentrated in an easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat river. In the 8th... Havuts Tar Havuts Tar is a 11-13th century walled monastery in the Azat River Valley across from the villages of Goght and Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It can be reached easily from the Khosrov Reserve which it is situated within, located across the Garni Gorge. A trail leads directly from the... monastery complex Saint Sargis Monastery of Ushi Saint Sargis Monastery is a large monastic complex located just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC. The monastery is a well known pilgrimage site, and was one of the centers... Aghjots Vank Aghjots Vank is a 13th century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley in the Khosrov Reserve located near the villages of Goght and Garni in the Ararat Province of Armenia... monastery Geghard For the town, see Geghard, Armenia.The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs... monastery Khor Virap The Khor Virap is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province... Jrvezh Jrvezh is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com... Kamaris Kamaris is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com... Hovhannavank Monastery Hovhannavank is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river... |