Gegharot settlement is located just below the eastern flank of Gegharot fortress (0.42km, bearing 63°).
This small settlement is set on the eastern edge of the Pambak spur that hosts Gegharot fortress at its summit. The terrain slopes gently down from west to east gradually joining with the actively worked fields just below.
Gegharot settlement appears from the surface to be quite well preserved. The remains of the settlement hug the eastern base of the Gegharot spur of the Pambak range. This may be due to the amelioration of the parts of the settlement that once sat atop modern fields. Nevertheless, a large segment of the settlement is still preserved. The visible architecture extends 530m along the northeast/southwest bearing contour of the spur. At its maximum, the visible architecture extends 190m east-west. A second, diamond-shaped, eastern part of the settlement, divided from the main body by a dirt track, is 176m east-west and 258m north-south. Room blocks are still visible from the surface in both portions, but are generally better preserved in the smaller eastern section.
No surface materials were found either in the surviving portion of the settlement or in the adjacent fields. We date the site instead on the basis of the visible architecture and the organization of the site revealed in the aerial photos. The intensely rectilinear design of the buildings and masonry suggest contemporaneity with the medieval settlement below Sahakaberd. Intriguingly, a curving line near the center of the eastern section of the settlement suggests a road through the densely packed residential structures. A structure on the site today continues to be used for informal picnics.
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