Location and formation The Gili cave shelters are situated 1.5 km to the south-west of the village of Gili to the left side of the Tsovagyugh-Gili road in the immediate neighborhood of the road. The cave shelters are accessible from
the highway, on foot over a small hill and railway line. These are artificial caves dug in the cretaceous mass; the biggest cave is situated in the left part of the complex. The caves served as hiding places or shelter when the level of the lake rose, and the complex had been seen, at this time they were only accessible from the East- Sevan mountain range.