Vahanavank

Vahanavank is a 10th-11th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral located approximately 5 kilometers west of the town of in the of , situated at the foot of Tigranasar mountain along the right bank of the Voghdji River.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: monastic Complex in Armenia
  • Also known as: “Kloster Vahanavank”, “Kloster Wahanavank”, “Monasterio de Vahanavank”, “Vahanavank Monastery”, “Vahanavank‘”, and “Монастырь Ваганаванк”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Surb Grigor Lusavorich and Church-Mausoleum Surb Astvatsatsin.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Church
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The fortress of Halidzor is along a hill overlooking… is situated 1½ km east of Vahanavank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamletavan and Andokavan.

Neighborhood
is a town in the of the of . is situated 2½ km northwest of Vahanavank.

Village
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is a village in the of the in . is situated 5 km west of Vahanavank.

Village
is an abandoned village in the of of . is situated 5 km west of Vahanavank.

Vahanavank

Latitude
39.21765° or 39° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
46.3325° or 46° 19′ 57″ east
Elevation
1,086 metres (3,563 feet)
Open location code
8HF8689M+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 423110953
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11105579
Wiki­data ID
Q2585108
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Vahanavank” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Vahanavank’”
  • Armenian: “Վահանավանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vahanvəng”
  • Bavarian: “Wahanavank”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڤاھاناڤانک”
  • Dutch: “Vahanavank”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Vahanavank”
  • French: “Vahanavank”
  • Georgian: “ვაჰანავანქი”
  • German: “Wahanawank”
  • Greek: “Βαχαναβάνκ”
  • Persian: “واهاناوانک”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Vaanes”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Vahanavank”
  • Russian: “Ваганаванк”
  • Serbian: “Vahanavank”
  • Serbian: “Ваханаванк”
  • Spanish: “Vahanavank”
  • Turkish: “Vahanavank”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Ваганаванк”
  • Western Frisian: “Vahanavank”

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