Kirants

Kirants is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the of , near the border of . The 8th-century , and the 13th-century Arakelots Monastery are located near Kirants.
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  • Type: Village with 315 residents
  • Description: village in Tavush Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Keiants” and “Kirants, Armenia”
  • Historically known as: “Getashen”, “Gyunan”, “Gyunen”, “Kunen”, “Kunnen”, and “Nor Kunen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arakelots Monastery and Holy Mother of God Church.

Church
Photo: Felix Khachatrian, CC BY 2.0.
is a 13th-century monastery about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of Kirants in the of . The monastic complex sits upon the crest of a hill surrounded by a dense forest on the left bank of the Kunen River. is situated 3 km southwest of Kirants.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Voskepar is a 7th-century Armenian church in , , adjacent to the border with . Its design is that of a cruciform central plan, the "Mastara" type. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kirants.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xeyrimli and Acharkut.

Locality
is an abandoned village in the Qazakh District of .

Village
Photo: Lida Xosrovyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of .

Hamlet
is a village in the Qazakh District of . is situated 3 km northeast of Kirants.

Kirants

Latitude
41.04706° or 41° 2′ 49″ north
Longitude
45.09818° or 45° 5′ 53″ east
Population
315
Elevation
730 metres (2,395 feet)
Open location code
8HH723WX+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 467023634
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616667
Wiki­data ID
Q69469
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Kirants” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيرانتس”
  • Armenian: “Kiranc”
  • Armenian: “Գետաշեն” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Գյունան” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Գյունեն” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Կեիանց”
  • Armenian: “Կիրանց”
  • Armenian: “Կունեն” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Կուննեն” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Նոր Կունեն” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Günən”
  • Catalan: “Kirants”
  • Chechen: “Киранц”
  • Chinese: “Kirants”
  • Dutch: “Kirants”
  • French: “Kirants”
  • Georgian: “კირანცი”
  • Greek: “Κιράντς”
  • Italian: “Getashen”
  • Italian: “Kirants”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Kirants (Armeniya)”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Kirants”
  • Malay: “Kirants”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kirants”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kirants”
  • Persian: “کیرانتس”
  • Polish: “Kiranc”
  • Romanian: “Kiranț, Tavuș”
  • Russian: “Геташен” (historical)
  • Russian: “Гюнан” (historical)
  • Russian: “Гюнен” (historical)
  • Russian: “Кеианц”
  • Russian: “Киранц”
  • Russian: “Кунен” (historical)
  • Russian: “Куннен” (historical)
  • Russian: “Нор Кунен” (historical)
  • Scots: “Kirants”
  • Spanish: “Kirants”
  • Turkish: “Güney”
  • Turkish: “Kirants”
  • Uzbek: “Kirants, Armaniston”
  • Uzbek: “Kirants”
  • Vietnamese: “Kirants”
  • Western Armenian: “Կիրանց”

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