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Shaki waterfall

     To the north-west from Sisian, on Vortan River inflow, in the canyon is located Shaki waterfall. The height is 18m.
    Origin of the name Shaki comes from beautiful same-named girl. According to the legend a conqueror admired the beauty of Shaki and ordered her to come to him. Shaki didn’t want to become a victim of his violence and jumped from a high rock. When falling down her long dress opened and turned into a waterfall. Since then the place is called Shaki waterfall.

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