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Local Lore Museum of Goris

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Local Lore Museum of Goris
Local Lore Museum of Goris. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Local Lore Museum of Goris (Armenian: Գորիսի երկրագիտական թանգարան) is the first museum in the Syunik marz of Armenia. The museum opened in 1948 and was originally located in an abandoned church. Located in the center of the city of Goris, it houses a collection of over 5,000 ethnographic and archaeological objects that tell the story of the region's cultural heritage, history, and traditions.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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