Gtchavank

Gtichavank or Gtchavank is a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery, located near the village of in the region of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian monastery on a mountainside
  • Also known as: “Gtichavank”, “Gtichavank Monastery”, “Ktishvang”, and “Ktişvəng”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tugh and Susanlıq.

Village
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or Togh is a village in the of , in the region of . The village had a mixed Armenian-Azerbaijani population before the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Azerbaijani inhabitants fled the fighting in 1991, and the Armenian population fled the village during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Village
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Susanlyg or Mokhrenes is a village in the of , in the disputed region of . The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. is situated 3 km south of Gtchavank.

Village
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Atagut or Taghut is a village in the of , in the region of . The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. is situated 3 km southeast of Gtchavank.

Gtchavank

Latitude
39.59376° or 39° 35′ 38″ north
Longitude
46.94253° or 46° 56′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,211 metres (3,973 feet)
Open location code
8HF8HWVV+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239030263
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
8655693
Wiki­data ID
Q2699193
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Gtchavank” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գտիչ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Գտչավանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ktişvəng monastırı”
  • Basque: “Gtichavank monasterioa”
  • Dutch: “Gtichavank”
  • Esperanto: “Gtiĉavank”
  • French: “Gtichavank”
  • German: “Gtitschawank”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Gtčavank‘”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Gtčavank’”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Gtchavank”
  • Persian: “گتچاوانک”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Gtichavank”
  • Russian: “Гтичаванк”
  • Russian: “Гтчаванк”
  • Russian: “Гтчиванк”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Gtichavank”
  • Turkish: “Ktişveng Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Гтичаванк”
  • Ukrainian: “Гтічаванк”
  • Ukrainian: “Гтчаванк”
  • Ukrainian: “Гтчеванк”
  • Western Armenian: “Գտայ վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Գտիչ վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Գտիչի վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Գտչայ վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Գտչավանք”

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