Akhurian River gorge

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The Akhurian River gorge is a dramatic canyon along the Akhurian River, forming part of the natural border between Turkey and Armenia and known for its steep cliffs and nearby medieval ruins.

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Label Occurrences
Akhurian River gorge canonical 2

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
river gorge ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
formsPartOfBorderBetween Armenia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
hasActivity photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
hasBorderFunctionBetween Kars Province ⓘ
Shirak Province ⓘ
hasCliffType basalt cliffs ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Armenians ⓘ
Turks ⓘ
linked to: Azerbaijani Turks
hasErosionType fluvial erosion ⓘ
hasFunction natural border ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature rocky canyon walls ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
hasNearbyHeritageSite Archaeological Site of Ani ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Ani ruins ⓘ
linked to: Ani (ruins)

villages along the Akhurian River ⓘ
hasNearbyStructureType church ruins ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
medieval bridges ⓘ
hasTerrain rugged ⓘ
hasTourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
hasVegetation sparse vegetation ⓘ
hasViewOf ruins of Ani ⓘ
linked to: city of Ani
heritageStatusNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ani) ⓘ
isSectionOf Akhurian River valley ⓘ
knownFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
medieval ruins ⓘ
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

Shirak Province ⓘ
locatedOn Akhurian River ⓘ
linked to: Akhuryan River
near Ani ⓘ
medieval city of Ani ⓘ
linked to: Ani (medieval city)
partOfDrainageBasin Aras River basin ⓘ
linked to: Aras River
riverMouthTo Aras River ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mosque of Manuchihr → overlooks → Akhurian River gorge ⓘ
subject linked to: mosque of Manuchihr