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Gandzasar monastery

Gandzasar is a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic cathedral near the village of Vank, in the region of , . It has historically been the most important church of Artsakh since its foundation.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: fortified Armenian monastery on a mountain
  • Also known as: “Ganjasar monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vank and Çormanlı.

Photo: Golden, CC BY 4.0.
or Vangli is a village in the Aghdara District of , in the region of . From 1991 to 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh.

Village
Garnakar or Chormanly is a village that is located in the Aghdara District of , in the region of . Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. is situated 4½ km southeast of Gandzasar monastery.

Village
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or Bazarkend is a village in the Aghdara District of , in the region of . Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. is situated 4½ km east of Gandzasar monastery.

Gandzasar monastery

Latitude
40.05745° or 40° 3′ 27″ north
Longitude
46.53073° or 46° 31′ 51″ east
Elevation
1,243 metres (4,078 feet)
Open location code
8HG83G4J+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1986989155
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
8655967
Wiki­data ID
Q947593
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Gandzasar monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Gandasar”
  • Armenian: “Գանդասար”
  • Armenian: “Գանձասար”
  • Armenian: “Գանձասարի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Վանքի Գանձասարի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gəncəsər monastırı”
  • Belarusian: “Гандзасар”
  • Belarusian: “Гандзасарскі манастыр”
  • Bengali: “গান্দযাসার উপাসনালয়”
  • Chinese: “甘扎萨尔修道院”
  • Chinese: “甘扎薩爾修道院”
  • Chinese: “甘查沙修道院”
  • Czech: “Gandzasar”
  • Czech: “Gandžasar”
  • Dutch: “Gandzasar monastery”
  • Dutch: “Gandzasarklooster”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Gandzasar”
  • French: “Gandzasar”
  • Georgian: “განძასარის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Gandsassar”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Γκαντζασάρ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר גאנדזסאר”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Gandzasar”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Gandzasar”
  • Japanese: “Gandzasar”
  • Japanese: “ガンザサール修道院”
  • Persian: “صومعه گاندزاسار”
  • Persian: “صومعه گنج‌سر”
  • Polish: “Gandzasar”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Ganzasar”
  • Russian: “Ганджасарский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Гандзасар”
  • Spanish: “Gandzasar”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Gandzasar”
  • Swedish: “Gandzasarklostret”
  • Turkish: “Gandzasar Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Genceser Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Гандзасар”
  • Western Armenian: “Գանձասարի վանք”
  • Western Frisian: “Gandzasar”

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