Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Khachkars

The 'Art of Armenian khachkar, symbolism and craftsmanship of Armenian cross-stones' was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010. The listing covers the living craft practice — the knowledge and skill of carving transmitted from master to apprentice — not individual stone monuments or cemetery sites.

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Armenia

The 'Art of Armenian khachkar, symbolism and craftsmanship of Armenian cross-stones' was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010. The listing covers the living craft practice — the knowledge and skill of carving transmitted from master to apprentice — not individual stone monuments or cemetery sites. 

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