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   These   churches   were   restored  in  the  17-18th c,  and   extensively   rebuilt recently.  The other monastery buildings have mostly disappeared, though there are foundations of a third church, S. Harutyun, above.  Nothing is visible of two smaller ruined shrines ruined by earthquakes, including one to S. Karapet. Beyond the monastery parking area, the road continues past a police checkpoint to modern, assertive guesthouses belonging to the Writer’s Union and the Government.  There is a commercial bathing beach below the monastery. Somewhere on the peninsula may lurk scant remains of a cyclopean fortress or its medieval successor.

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