The world's longest ropeway in Armenia.
The world's longest 5.7-kilometer ropeway called "Wings of Tatev" opened in Armenia on October 16. It will lead to the medieval Tatev Monastery located in the Tatev village of Syunik region, southern Armenia. The ropeway that can carry a visitor to the Monastery in 12 minutes will also be included in the Guinness Book of Records. The construction of "Wings of Tatev" lasted 11 months. The ropeway will have two carriages, each of them intended for 25 people. The Monastery of Tatev is a 9th century monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church located in south-east of Armenia, near Tatev village, 280 km far from Yerevan. Translated from old Armenian (grabar) Tatev means "give wings" or "fly". It was founded in 9th century and was a political center of Syunik kingdom, one of the major educational and scientific centers of Armenia (14-15 centuries). Tatev manuscript school was functioning in the Monastery in the Middle Ages as well.