Amaras
Amaras is a locality in Khojavend District, Azerbaijan. Amaras is situated nearby to the locality Divahalılar, as well as near the area Sərkar Ayrığı.Places of Interest
Highlights include Amaras Monastery and Divanalılar.
Amaras Monastery
Church
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Amaras Monastery is an Armenian monastery near the village of Sos, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. It was a prominent religious and educational center in medieval Armenia. Azerbaijan denies the monastery's Armenian Apostolic heritage, instead falsely referring to it as "Caucasian Albanian".
Divanalılar
Residential area
Divanalılar is a village in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Azerbaijani majority prior to their expulsion during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qacar and Machkalashen.
Qacar
Village
Qacar is a village in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan. Qacar is situated 4½ km south of Amaras.
Machkalashen
Village
Machkalashen is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Machkalashen is situated 4½ km west of Amaras.
Ağbaşlı
Village
Ağbaşlı is a former village in the current Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. Before its abolition, the village was part of the Veysalli Rural administrative division of the Fuzuli District. Ağbaşlı is situated 4½ km north of Amaras.
Amaras
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Khojavend District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Amaras” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ամարաս”
- Azerbaijani: “Amaras”
- Chechen: “Амарас”
- Dutch: “Amaras”
- Irish: “Amaras”
- Malay: “Amaras”
- Persian: “امراس”
- Uzbek: “Amaras”
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