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Carahunge (Armenian: Քարահունջ, also romanized as Karahunj and Qarahunj), also known as Zorats Karer (Զորաց Քարեր), Dik-Dik Karer (Դիք-Դիք Քարեր), [2] Tsits Karer (Ցից Քարեր) and Karenish (Քարենիշ), is a prehistoric archaeological site near the town of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia.
Zorats Karer (Karahunge) near Sisian in southern Armenia is considered to be a bronze age observatory from 8,000 years ago. Karahunge is a megalithic collective stone circle dated between 7700 and 4000 years old and located 200 kilometers from the capital of Armenia, Yerevan.
Karahunj (Armenian: Քարահունջ) is a village in the Goris Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics
About 15km east of Godedzor, near Sisian, is located a prehistoric archaeological site of Carahunge known as the 'Armenian Stonehenge'. It was discovered in 1994, and the age of these megalithic monuments may go back to the Bronze Age or earlier.
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