What Is It

Karahunj is a complex of over 200 standing stones, many of which have carefully drilled holes through them. Scholars believe it may be one of the world's oldest astronomical observatories, dating back around 7,500 years — potentially 3,500 years older than Stonehenge.

As you walk between the stones, you notice lines, inner circles, arms extending from the main group and solitary stones that seem to point in very deliberate directions. At sunrise and sunset the light slices through the gaps and holes, casting long shadows and turning the whole site into a natural light installation.

Visiting Karahunj is not about museums or signboards — it is about open sky, wind and stones. There are no big facilities here, just the plateau and the view, which makes it easy to imagine how people thousands of years ago stood in the same place, looking at the same horizon and reading the sky in a language we no longer fully understand.

What to Do

Explore the stone circles and alignments, visit the small on-site visitor centre, stay after dark for stargazing, and combine with Sisian town or a Tatev day trip.

How to Get There

About 3 km from Sisian town by taxi or car. Sisian itself is 200 km from Yerevan via the M2 highway.