Shaki Waterfall

According to a popular folk legend, invaders from the Gegharkunik region captured 93 girls and sent them to their leader, who was stationed in Mughan. When the caravan of captives reached the area of the waterfall, the girls pleaded with their guards to let them bathe in the river to cleanse the dust of the long journey before meeting the leader. Their request was granted. The girls entered the water and submerged all at once—never resurfacing. Only one girl, named Shake, attempted to escape through the stream flowing into the Vorotan. As the pursuers approached, a rock suddenly emerged from the stream, over which the water cascaded, hiding her in a veil of foam. Based on this story, the waterfall and the nearby village came to be named after Shake.

Excavations around the waterfall have revealed ash layers dating to the Paleolithic era, indicating early human settlement in the area.