Red Book to be created for natural monuments

Armenia attracts tourists with its churches, however both Armenia and Artsakh are rich with natural monuments which are of great interest for the foreigners, said PhD in Geological Sciences Hayk Melik-Adamyan dpeaking about the importance of the role of natural monuments for tourism.

He also mentioned that both in Soviet times and today as well Armenia is presented unequally. Our country, from the geological point of view, is a museum in the open air as well. This fact is not present, however.

Speaker believes that the PR is week with Garny's Symphony of stones and mentioned that in Ukraine there is only in one place where such separations of Basalt columns exist. The Ukrainians preserve it as a sacred place, while in Armenia it is totally abandoned.

According to H. Melik-Adamyan there are different types of such columns in Tavush region which are around 100-150 million years old.

He added that for keeping people informed a Red Book for Armenian non-alive monuments should be created.