Aghjots Vank was sacked by the Persians in 1603 and restored soon after . It was destroyed again in the Earthquake of 1679 that destroyed the nearby monastery of Havuts Tar and the pagan temple of Garni . The monastery was despoiled again in the 18th century and permanently ruined during the Armenian – Tatar massacres of 1905 – 1907 . It now sits in ruins within the Khosrov State Reserve
Earthquake of 1679
1679 Armenia earthquake
Aghjots Vank