Water strands
Over basalt.
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Shaki is a wide waterfall in southern Armenia that spills down a dark basalt cliff in many white strands, with green trees above its lip and rocks and plants around it. The waterfall is 18 m high; its ledge formed from basalt lava that hardened into a cliff for the water to pour over. It sits on the Shaki stream, a tributary of the Vorotan River, and is listed among the state natural monuments of Armenia's environment ministry. You walk a short path from the road to the falls, stand in front of the water spilling over the basalt and sit in the shade by the rocks. You can combine the visit on the same day with the nearby stone site of Zorats Karer near Sisian and the deep Vorotan gorge. The waterfall is about 4 km in a straight line northwest of Sisian. The rocks near the water are slippery, so do not climb them. The flow varies with the season and is strongest in spring.
Over basalt.
Above the lip.
Around the pool.
Near Sisian, Syunik Province, southern Armenia
In spring, when the flow is strongest.
No, a short path from the road.