Tsitsernakaberd

The Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex, established in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan, is Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide. Thousands of Armenians gather to the memorial every year on April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, to remember the victims of the genocide. People gather at Tsiternakaberd to lay fresh flowers in memory of all those who died in the Armenian genocide.

Politicians, artists, singers, sportsmen, and religious icons from all over the world have visited the memorial over the years.

The memorial is located on one of three hills along the Hrazdan River known as Tsitsernakaberd (meaning "swallow's castle"), which was formerly the site of an Iron Age stronghold. Most of the above-ground remnants at this summit have vanished, although there are still indications of a fortress atop the smaller hill. Archaeological studies were conducted in 2007, and excavations found a wall hundreds of meters long that may still be seen from above ground. A stone altar lies in the center of a square at the edge of one of the hills, and massive stones weighing nearly two tons still cover burials from the second millennium BC. Apartments were later erected along the hills during the Roman period, and were eventually covered over with other constructions throughout the medieval period. There are also the ruins of a big cave nearby.

Location: Yerevan