Meghri

Meghri is a city in Southern Armenia.

Although the nearby village of Agarak is the crossing point into Iran, Meghri is the last major centre and the gateway for those entering. The sheer jagged brown mountains here jut up from the thick waters of the Arax River. The old mud adobe architecture of the city is crumbling, much of it replaced with Soviet, but parts of it remain for those who want a taste of a town with a very middle eastern flair. There are a few churches, 2 of them are in very good condition and absolutely covered in frescoes inside. A series of fortresses and fortifications above the city are some of the most recent in Armenia, only a couple of centuries old.

The old churches, the older sections of town which surround them, the fortresses, the Arax River.

• Fortress Megry. Built in the 17th century.
• Astvatsatsin Mets Taha church. Built in the 17th century.
• Church of St. Sargis Pokr Taha. Built the 17th century.
• Ethnographic houses (17th - 20th centuries.)

• Mégret Wank church. Built in the 15th - 18th centuries.

Mégret Wank church. Built in the 15th - 18th centuries.

Fortress Megry. Built in the 17th century.

Astvatsatsin Mets Taha church. Built in the 17th century.

Church of St. Sargis Pokr Taha. Built the 17th century.

Ethnographic houses (17th - 20th centuries.)

Food can be ordered in B&Bs and in a few barbecue joints along the road.

• Jolfa, Iran - the closest Iranian city that has some transportation options