Issues

The picture depicts the spectacular Tatev Monastery, located in the Syunik Province in south-eastern Armenia. The monastery is a 9th-century historical marvel, strikingly situated on a distinct basalt plateau at the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River. It served as an essential spiritual and educational center and played a significant role in the country’s history. The monastery can be reached via the world’s longest non-stop double track cable car, known as the “Wings of Tatev”. Seismotectonially, Tatev lies in the Caucasus region, a transcontinental area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, characterized by intense but diffuse seismicity as discussed in this issue’s article “The Problems of Declustering in the Processing of Seismic Information in the Tauro Caucasus Region” by Karapetyan et al., (2024).

Image credit: Jon Karapetyan