Vahanavank
Vahanavank is a 10th-11th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral located approximately 5 kilometers west of the town of Kapan in the Syunik Province of Armenia, situated at the foot of Tigranasar mountain along the right bank of the Voghdji River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: monastic Complex in Armenia
- Also known as: “Vahanavank Monastery” and “Vahanavank‘”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Surb Grigor Lusavorich and Church-Mausoleum Surb Astvatsatsin.
Halidzor Fortress
Church
Photo: Masis2018, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The fortress of Halidzor is along a hill overlooking the Voghji River to the north, near the town of Kapan, which is 1 kilometre southwest in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Halidzor Fortress is 1,051 metres above sea level. Halidzor Fortress is situated 1½ km east of Vahanavank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamletavan and Nerkin Giratagh.
Hamletavan
Neighborhood
Hamletavan is a town in the Kapan community of the Syunik Province of Armenia. Hamletavan is situated west of Shgharshik, and east of Nerkin Giratagh. It was named Hamletavan in the honor of Hamlet Kocharyan, an Armenian soldier. Hamletavan is situated 2½ km northwest of Vahanavank.
Nerkin Giratagh
Village
Nerkin Giratagh is an abandoned village in the Kajaran Municipality of Syunik Province of Armenia. Nerkin Giratagh is situated 5 km west of Vahanavank.
Andokavan
Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andokavan is a village in the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The 4th-century Baghaberd fortress is located close to Andokavan. Andokavan is situated 5 km west of Vahanavank.
Vahanavank
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.21765° or 39° 13′ 4″ northLongitude
46.3325° or 46° 19′ 57″ eastElevation
1,086 metres (3,563 feet)Open location code
8HF8689M+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 423110953OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Vahanavank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Vahanavank’”
- Armenian: “Վահանավանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Vahanvəng”
- Bavarian: “Kloster Wahanavank”
- Bavarian: “Wahanavank”
- Central Kurdish: “ڤاھاناڤانک”
- Dutch: “Vahanavank”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Vahanavank”
- French: “Vahanavank”
- Georgian: “ვაჰანავანქი”
- German: “Kloster Vahanavank”
- German: “Kloster Wahanavank”
- German: “Wahanawank”
- Greek: “Βαχαναβάνκ”
- Persian: “واهاناوانک”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Vaanes”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Vahanavank”
- Russian: “Ваганаванк”
- Russian: “Монастырь Ваганаванк”
- Serbian: “Vahanavank”
- Serbian: “Ваханаванк”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Vahanavank”
- Spanish: “Vahanavank”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Ваганаванк”
- Western Frisian: “Vahanavank”
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