They bear testimony to very important interchanges with the other regional cultures, in particular the Byzantine,
Orthodox and Persian.
Situated on the south-eastern fringe of the main zone of the Armenian cultural space, the monasteries constituted a major centre for the dissemination of that culture in the region.
They are the last regional remains of this culture that are still in a satisfactory state of integrity and authenticity.
Furthermore, as places of pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of Armenian religious traditions through the centuries.
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