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Goris

Goris is a town in the Syunik province of southern Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan. It is known for the cave dwellings of Old Goris and for its town of stone houses laid out on a regular plan in the 1870s. In 1921 it was the seat of the anti-Bolshevik Republic of Mountainous Armenia led by Garegin Nzhdeh.

Goris
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Republic of Mountainous Armenia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Goris. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/goris
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