NOTE: This village of caves located on the wall of a deep gorge (Khor Dzor) was occupied until the late 1950’s or into 1960’s (depending upon who you talk to.) In 1958 a “regular” village was built nearby, and the residents moved into the new village. Lest one think this was just some tiny backward settlement, it was for some time the largest village in Eastern Armenia with over 8,000 residents serviced by some 30 shops, seven schools, and a number of professional service providers.